  "Agathis labillardieri Warb. a. Twig with pollen cones; b. seed cone." Height of view 45 cm (3). | Agathis labillardieri Warb.Common NamesWestern New Guinea kauri (1).Taxonomic notesDescription"A tree to 60 m tall, to 2 m in girth. Bark dark brown. Crown with branches diagonally upwards. Branchlets cylindrical, secondary branches striated. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, 7.5-10 cm long by 1.8-3 cm wide, shiny below, apex obtuse or bluntly acute, petiole 5-7 mm long by 2-3 mm wide. Male strobili broadly cylindrical, on a stout short peduncle 1-2 mm long, 1.8-3 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide; microsporophylls umbonate, head with a rugulose 1 mm rectangular umbo. Female cone globular, 7.5-8.5 cm long by 6 cm wide, greenish; scales imbricate, angular. Seeds 1 cm long by 8 mm wide, with a small distinct wing" (1).Range"New Guinea: Irian Jaya to NW Papua, 200-1700" (1).Big TreeOldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanyObservationsRemarks"The Hunstein Mountains in East Sepik Province [Papua New Guinea] represent a biologically very diverse area which requires protection as a Reserve. No collection has been made here since the the German expedition in 1912, but botanical diversity is evident. The area is the type locality for Araucaria hunsteinii. It includes extensive stands of the endemic Kauri species (Agathis labillardieri) which deserve protection. There is fear that the area might be logged to extract the Kauri, hence it is an important area for protection as soon as possible" (2).Citations(1) Silba 1986.(2) Filer 1991. (3) de Laubenfels 1988. |
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