Species of the Australian Myrtaceae and Casuarinaceae families predominate, and conifers such as Agathis, Podocarpus, and Dacrydium are abundant. From Wordnik.com. [Sundaland heath forests] Reference
Calliandra calothyrsus as shading to the growth of Agathis loranthifolia. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
A valuable resin, known as Manila copal, is collected from Agathis dammara trees. From Wordnik.com. [Palawan rain forests] Reference
This wind-swept and stunted forest is dominated by Agathis vitiensis, Podocarpus spp. From Wordnik.com. [Fiji tropical moist forests] Reference
An example association includes Phyllocladus, Agathis dammara, and Eugenia dominated by Castanopsis. From Wordnik.com. [Sulawesi montane rain forests] Reference
Strips of calliandra provide good shade for seedlings of plantation species such as damar (Agathis loranthifolia). From Wordnik.com. [5 Products and Applications] Reference
Other primitive plants include the cycad, Cycas rumphii, and the giant Agathis macrophylla and Dacrydium nausoriense. From Wordnik.com. [Fiji tropical moist forests] Reference
Seram's moist lowland forests are being exploited by logging companies, primarily for their valuable damar trees (Agathis). From Wordnik.com. [Seram rain forests] Reference
In the Central Range and Sepik foothills, extensive stands of Agathis labillardieri support a highly diverse epiphytic fauna. From Wordnik.com. [Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests] Reference
Commercial logging has intensively focused on two species: kauri (Agathis macrophylla) and sandalwood (Santalum austrocaledonicum). From Wordnik.com. [Vanuatu rain forests] Reference
Sibuyan contains valuable timber trees, almaciga (Agathis philippensis) resins, and ornamental plants and has good potential for tourism. From Wordnik.com. [Greater Negros-Panay rain forests] Reference
Common species include ironwood (Metrosideros), Agathis, Calophyllum, Burseraceae, Sapotaceae, and dipterocarps (Vatica and Hopea celebica). From Wordnik.com. [Sulawesi lowland rain forests] Reference
Agathis-Calophyllum forest is found only in the southern islands (Erromango and Anatom), although scattered Agathis spp. are reported in western Espiritu Santo. From Wordnik.com. [Vanuatu rain forests] Reference
Currently, the wet evergreen lowland forests in the northwest of Halmahera are exploited by logging companies, primarily for the valuable damar trees (Agathis). From Wordnik.com. [Halmahera rain forests] Reference
At an elevation of 1,200 m, the Foya Mountains to the west are dominated by Araucaria cunninghammii, Podocarpus neriifolius, Agathis labillardieri, Calophyllum, and Palaquium. From Wordnik.com. [Northern New Guinea montane rain forests] Reference
Covering the northern portion of New Zealand's North Island, Northland temperate kauri forest was once all warm-temperate forest, dominated by the gigantic kauri (Agathis australis). From Wordnik.com. [Northland temperate kauri forests] Reference
Complex types with emergent kauri pines (Agathis spp.) typically occur on the western and northern fringes of the main rainforest massif on granite and metamorphic foothills and uplands. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland tropical rain forests] Reference
Changes in structure and composition over fifteen years in a secondary kauri (Agathis australis) and tanekaha (Phyllocladus trichomanoides) forest stand, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. From Wordnik.com. [Northland temperate kauri forests] Reference
New Zealand's forests have been greatly depleted, but, of the remaining forests, the most impressive are those of giant New Zealand kauri (Agathis australis), which are restricted to the far north. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in New Zealand] Reference
The montane forests of Dumoga-Bone National Park contain a rich gene pool of timber trees and rattans and are dominated by Eugenia, Shorea, and Agathis, with an abundance of rattans in the understory. From Wordnik.com. [Sulawesi montane rain forests] Reference
Upper montane forest trees include Agathis philippinensis, Dacrydium pectinatum, Podocarpus polystachyus, Gnetum latifolium, Cycas wadei, Cinnamomum rupestre, Nepenthes philippinensis, and Angiopteris spp. From Wordnik.com. [Palawan rain forests] Reference
In the northern part of the region the characteristic kauri pine species segregate into altitudinal zones - Agathis robusta being replaced by A. microstachya and A. atropurpurea with increasing elevations. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland tropical rain forests] Reference
The rain forest is characterized by upper strata species such as piccabeen palm Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, hoop pine Araucaria cunninghamii, kauri pine Agathis robusta and carrol Backhousia myrtifolia. From Wordnik.com. [Fraser Island, Australia] Reference
The Hunstein Range-Bürgers Mountain-Schatteburg, Mt. Giluwe-Tari Gap-Doma Peaks CPD in PNG contains more than 2,500 vascular plant species and extensive stands of Agathis labillardieri and associated epiphytic flora. From Wordnik.com. [Central Range montane rain forests] Reference
"Tolong" (Agathis species) is also found growing very near to the camp site. From Wordnik.com. [Brudirect News1] Reference
The guitar features an Agathis wood body with a polyester finish, a maple neck with 22. From Wordnik.com. [Ars Technica] Reference
Features black sparkle finish, solid Agathis body, maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard. From Wordnik.com. [BensBargains.net Latest Headlines] Reference
Kauri (Agathis australis) are conifer trees buried in peat bogs across northern New Zealand. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA) is a disease attacking kauri in the upper North Island and Great Barrier Island. From Wordnik.com. [ScreenTalk] Reference
Phyllocladus spp.) and the magnificent and commercially important Agathis spp. From Wordnik.com. [Sulawesi montane rain forests] Reference
The largest and most remarkable of the hotspot’s trees is the Kauri pine (Agathis spp.), a conifer that grows to a huge girth and is highly prized by foresters. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the East Melanesian Islands] Reference
Agathis dammara (A. philippinensis). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Common genera also include Agathis spp. From Wordnik.com. [Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests] Reference
Agathis body. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
Agathis spp. From Wordnik.com. [Sundaland heath forests] Reference
Dominant genera include Lithocarpus, Cinnamomum, Melastoma, Caryota, Calamus, Ficus, Agathis, and numerous Lauraceae. From Wordnik.com. [Mindanao montane rain forests] Reference
Montane rain forest species include Araucaria, Agathis, Podocarpus, Dacrydium, Libocedrus, Acmopyle, Metrosideros, Weinmannia, Quintinia, and Nothofagus. From Wordnik.com. [New Caledonia rain forests] Reference
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