Agathis robusta (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Queensland kauri, smooth-barked Kauri |
| Family Name : | Araucariaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Agathis robusta |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | Australia |
Uses
The bark yields a resin known as dammar - used for making varnish, lacquers, oil paints, etc. A fibre obtained from the inner bark is used to made ropes and nets.
Description
Medium to large evergeen coniferous tree, up to 30m tall. Leaves spirally arranged on primary shoots, opposite to subopposite on lateral shoots, entire on petioles, linear to elliptic, stiff; veins fine, longitudinal, more or less parallel. Cones globular to cylindric, scales 340-440. Pollen cones shortly pedunculate or almost sessile, usually axillary on slender leafy twigs, cylindric, bearing 600-1300 microsporophylls, each with 2-8 pollen sacs on the underside. Seeds narrowly cordate, winged.
