- Agathis philippinensis
Taxobox
name = "Agathis philippinensis"
status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plantae
divisio =Pinophyta
classis = Pinopsida
ordo =Pinales
familia =Araucariaceae
genus = "Agathis "
species = "A. philippinensis"
binomial = "Agathis philippinensis"
binomial_authority = Warb."Agathis philippinensis" (Almaciga or Dayungon) is a species of "
Agathis " native to thePhilippines ,Sulawesi andHalmahera , where it occurs in upland tropicalrainforest at 450-2,200 m altitude, rarely as low as 250 m in northernLuzon .It is a large coniferous
evergreen tree growing up to 65m tall with smooth, grey colouredbark . 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 wingedseed . Thepollen 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.
*IUCN2006|assessors=Conifer Specialist Group|year=2000|id=37560|title=Agathis philippinensis|downloaded=26 November 2006
* [http://www.pnh.com.ph/category/7-Philippine-Endangered-Species/42-Almaciga-page-1.html "Agathis philippinensis"]External links
* [http://www.conifers.org/ar/ag/philippinensis.html Agathis philippinensis] at The Gymnosperm Database
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