Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_agathis_australis
Kauri
Agathis australis
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About Kauri
Kauri (Agathis australis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Agathis australis
- Common names
- Kauri
- Other names
- Agathis australis · kauri · Dammara australis D.Don · Podocarpus zamiaefolius A.Rich.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Monoecious; pollen cones and seed cones occur on the same tree. Mature globose cones disintegrate and release winged seeds dispersed by wind.
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Massive evergreen conifer tree
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Kauri (Agathis australis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.