Common Names
Malesian kauri (1), Tahan agathis (2).Taxonomic notes
Syn: A. dammara var. flavescens (1).Description
Tree. Bark fragile, green or brown, with numerous pustules. Branchlets yellowish. Leaves yellow-green, elliptic-obovate, obtuse, 38-63 mm long, 12-25 mm wide, glaucous below, with a short petiole. Male cones cylindrical, on a peduncle to 15 mm long, 25 to 38 mm long, 13 mm wide, base subtended by 2 large bracts, surface of cone loose. Female cone globose, 63 mm long by 45 mm wide, purplish, maturing in 2 years; scales 32 mm long by 25 mm wide. Seeds ellipsoid, 13 mm long by 6 mm wide, wing to 12 mm long on one side (1).Range
Malaysia: N Malaya, Gunung Tahan and G. Rabong, common on mountainsides at 900-2050 m, especially in the Upper Teku Valley (1, 2).Big Tree
Commonly 12 m tall, 1 m in girth (1).Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
The tree is a forest dominant on ridgetops in the Taman Negara National Park (3), which may be an excellent place to find it.Remarks
This species is listed as "VU D2" (vulnerable, known from fewer than five localities) on the World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Trees database, which adds: "Less than 10,000 individuals are likely to exist in three separate populations, occurring in moist montane forest. Individuals frequently display yellowing leaves suggestive of poor nutrient conditions. The species can be found in protected forests under the Permanent Forest Estate."Citations
(1) Silba 1986.(2) P.764 in Corner 1988.
(3) World Conservation Monitoring Centre: Taman Negara National Park.
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 27-Feb-1999