Agathis kinabaluensis

Agathis kinabaluensis is a tree of Borneo in the conifer family Araucariaceae. The specific epithet kinabaluensis is from the Latin, referring to the species being native to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah.^[3]

Agathis kinabaluensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	Agathis
Species:	A. kinabaluensis
Binomial name
Agathis kinabaluensis de Laub.[2]

Description

Agathis kinabaluensis grows as a tree up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall. Its bark is dark brown. The male cones are cylindrical in shape, the female ones ovoid.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Agathis kinabaluensis is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah and Mount Murud in Sarawak, both protected areas. Its habitat is upper montane forests from 1,500 m (5,000 ft) to 2,400 m (8,000 ft) elevation.^[3]