Agathis ovata

Agathis ovata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis
Species: Agathis ovata

Name

Agathis ovata (C.Moore ex Vieill.) Warb., 1900

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dammara ovata C.Moore ex Vieill., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 16: 56 (1862).
• Homotypic
  • Salisburyodendron ovata (C.Moore ex Vieill.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan, Komarovia 4: 63 (2006).
• Heterotypic
  • Dammara hypoleuca C.Moore ex Henkel & W.Hochst., Syn. Nadelhölz.: 217 (1865).
  • Dammara ovata var. longifolia Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 624 (1867).
  • Agathis hypoleuca (C.Moore ex Henkel & W.Hochst.) Warb., Monsunia 1: 186 (1900).
  • Salisburyodendron ovata subsp. hypoleuca (C.Moore ex Henkel & W.Hochst.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan, Komarovia 4: 63

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific New Caledonia: Grande Terre, mainly in Province Sud (Massif du Sud) but with two localities further north, one as far as Commune de Houalou in Province Nord. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Warburg, O., 1900. Monsunia 1: 186 (1900).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Agathis ovata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Agathis ovata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 26 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Agathis ovata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 26.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Agathis ovata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov. 2018.
• IUCN: Agathis ovata  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Scrub kauri

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