Agathis labillardieri

Botanical Description

Agathis labillardieri is an evergreen tree growing up to 60 metres tall[ 329 Title The Gymnosperm Database Publication Author Website http://www.conifers.org/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms. ]. The straight, cylindrical bole is unbuttressed, it can be more than 200cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. One of the most important timbers in New Guinea, the tree is also widely exploited as a source of Manila copal (papeda), which is a component of varnish and road paints. Commonly harvested from the wild, the tree is also sometimes cultivated[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The extent of occurrence is well beyond the threshold for a threatened category. The area of occupancy, based on the known distribution of herbarium specimen-based locality data, is incomplete but estimated to be around 3,200 km², which is beyond the threshold for Vulnerable but places the species, under inference of continuing decline due to widespread logging. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].