Araucariaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Agathis atropurpurea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Agathis atropurpurea is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. This species used to be heavily exploited for its valuable timber, but is now protected in most of its range and commercial exploitation has ceased[ 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. ]. Selective logging of this species in the past has reduced the size of its population and limited its distribution.The estimated current extent of occurrence for this species is well within the threshold for Endangered. Logging has now ceased to be a problem but recent reports of Phytophthora cinnamomi related dieback in some parts of its range indicate that continued monitoring of this species is required. 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - northern Queensland

HabitatForming small groves[ 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. ]. An emergent tree, restricted to simple microphyll vine-fern forest in cloudy wet highlands; at elevations from 700 - 1,600 metres[ 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. ].