Agathis flavescens

Agathis flavescens is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae. It is sometimes considered a variety of Agathis dammara.[2]

Agathis flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis
Species:
A. flavescens
Binomial name
Agathis flavescens
Ridley

Agathis flavescens is found only in remote parts of the Peninsular Malaysia. Less than 1,000 mature individuals are likely to exist in three separate populations. An area where specimens frequently display yellowing leaves is suggestive of poor nutrient conditions.[1]

References

  1. Lu, L.C. & Thomas, P. (2011). "Agathis flavescens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T31406A9631073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T31406A9631073.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Whitmore, T. C. (1980). "A monograph of Agathis ". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 135 (1–2): 41–69. doi:10.1007/BF00983006. S2CID 20722095.


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