Agathis montana,theMount Panié kauri,is a species ofconiferin the familyAraucariaceaethat isendemicto the higher elevations ofMont PaniéinNew Caledonia. The Latinspecific epithetmontanarefers to mountains or coming from mountains.[2] Its native name is "Dayu Biik" inNemiandFwâi.It is a long-living species, with one recently dead tree of 80 m estimated to be 1,100–1,300 years old based on14Cdating. It is threatened by feral pigs,Phytophthoradisease, bark beetles and climate change.

Mount Panié kauri
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis
Species:
A. montana
Binomial name
Agathis montana
Synonyms

Salisburyodendron montana(de Laub.) A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan

References

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  1. ^Tron, F.; Sabran, S. (2014)."Agathis montana".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2014:e.T30978A59535519.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T30978A59535519.en.Retrieved18 November2021.
  2. ^Archibald William SmithA Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins,p. 239, atGoogle Books