Agathis philippinensis

Agathis philippinensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	Agathis
Species:	A. philippinensis
Binomial name
Agathis philippinensis Warb.

Agathis philippinensis (Almaciga or Dayungon) is a species of Agathis native to the Philippines, Sulawesi and Halmahera, where it occurs in upland tropical rainforest at 450-2,200 m altitude, rarely as low as 250 m in northern Luzon.

It is a large coniferous evergreen tree growing up to 65m tall with smooth, grey coloured bark. The leaves are oval, 4-6 cm long and 1.5-2 cm broad on adult trees, slightly larger, up to 7 cm long and 3 cm broad, on young trees. The seed cones are squat ovoid, 7-9 cm long and 12 cm diameter, containing numerous spirally arranged scales 28-32 mm long and 35-45 mm broad, each scale bearing a single winged seed. The pollen cones are 25-45 mm long and 10-11 mm broad.

It is the northernmost species of Agathis, occurring north to 19°N on the Philippine Calayan islands north of Luzon.

References

• de Laubenfels, D. J. (1988). Agathis philippinensis, in Van Steenis & De Wilde (eds.) Flora Malesiana 10: 437-438.
• Conifer Specialist Group (2000). Agathis philippinensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 26 November 2006.
• Agathis philippinensis

External links

• Agathis philippinensis at The Gymnosperm Database

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