Agathis philippinensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Agathis philippinensis Warb.

Protologue: Monsunia 1: 185, t. 8E (1900).

• Agathis regia Warb. (1900),
• Agathis dammara auct. non (Lambert) Rich.

• Indonesia: goga, solo (Sulawesi)
• Philippines: almaciga (general).

The Philippines, Sulawesi and the northern Moluccas.

A. philippinensis is an important source of kauri timber and the trees are tapped for Manila copal.

• A very large tree of up to 60 m tall.
• Adult leaves ovate, 4.5-6 cm × 1.5-2 cm, slightly to distinctly acute at the apex, tapering at base into a 5-8 mm long petiole.
• Mature pollen cones 2.5-4.5 cm × 1.0-1.1 cm, microsporophylls with a helmet-shaped and very slightly angled apex of 2-2.5 mm × 1.5-2 mm.
• Seed cones oval, 7-9 cm × 12 cm, seed bracts obtriangular-ovate with broadly rounded upper corners and a small projection at the base on one side.
• Seed with a broadly acute projection on one upper corner and a wing on the other.

A. philippinensis occurs scattered and often as an emergent tree in upland rain forest at (250-)1200-2200 m altitude. It is sometimes regarded as conspecific with A. dammara. The density of the wood is 470-660 kg/m³ at 15% moisture content.

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• C.C.H. Jongkind (selection of species)

• Agathis