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Two Agathis robusta photographed at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth<br />
 
Two Agathis robusta photographed at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth<br />
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The  pyramidal shaped crown<br />
 
The  pyramidal shaped crown<br />
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The top surface of a leaf.<br />
 
The top surface of a leaf.<br />
 
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The underside of the leaves.<br />
 
The underside of the leaves.<br />
 
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The cones photographed July NZ<br />
 
The cones photographed July NZ<br />
 
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Trunk with smooth bark.  The rough growth on it is lichen.<br />
 
Trunk with smooth bark.  The rough growth on it is lichen.<br />
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Like the NZ Kauri (A. australis) resin leaks out through fractures or cracks in the bark, hardening with the exposure to air<br />
 
Like the NZ Kauri (A. australis) resin leaks out through fractures or cracks in the bark, hardening with the exposure to air<br />
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Latest revision as of 10:51, 24 September 2019

Kingdom:   Plantae
Division:    Pinophyta
Class:        Pinopsida
Order:       Pinales
Family:      Araucariaceae
Genus:      Agathis
Species:     A. robusta
Binomial name: Agathis robusta
Synonym: A. palmerstonii
Common name: Queensland Kauri, Smooth-barked Kauri, Dundathu Pine.

Agathis robusta is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to eastern Queensland, Australia. It is found in two disjunct areas, one in S Queensland between Tewantin and Maryborough (mainland) and on Fraser Island [latitude 25°-26.5° S]; the other in N Queensland between the Herbert River and Big Tableland near Cooktown [latitude 15.5°-18.5° S].
It is a large evergreen tree growing straight and tall to a height of 30-50 m, with smooth, scaly bark. The leaves are 5-12 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, tough and leathery in texture, with no midrib; they are arranged in opposite pairs (rarely whorls of three) on the stem. The seed cones are globose, 8-13 cm diameter, and mature in 18-20 months after pollination; they disintegrate at maturity to release the seeds. The male (pollen) cones are cylindrical, 5-10 cm long and 1-1.5 cm thick.
A. robusta was heavily logged in the past, and spectacular trees of prodigious size are much rarer than in pre-European times; despite this, the species as a whole is not endangered.

Two Agathis robusta photographed at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
Agathis robusta Queensland kauri.JPG

The  pyramidal shaped crown
Agathis robusta Queensland kauri-003.JPG

Agathis robusta Queensland kauri-014.JPG

The top surface of a leaf.
Agathis robusta Queensland Kauri -004.JPG


The underside of the leaves.
Agathis robusta Queensland Kauri -003.JPG

The cones photographed July NZ
Agathis robusta Queensland Kauri -001.JPG

Trunk with smooth bark.  The rough growth on it is lichen.
Agathis robusta Queensland kauri-009.JPG 

Like the NZ Kauri (A. australis) resin leaks out through fractures or cracks in the bark, hardening with the exposure to air
Agathis robusta Queensland kauri-020.JPG