Agathis macrophylla

Agathis macrophylla
	Young trees at Auckland, New Zealand
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnospermae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Araucariales
Family:	Araucariaceae
Genus:	Agathis
Species:	A. macrophylla
Binomial name
	Agathis macrophylla; (Lindl.) Mast. (1892)
Synonyms
	Agathis brownii (Lem.) L.H.Bailey (1933); Agathis longifolia (Lindl. ex Gordon) Warb. (1900), not validly publ.; Agathis obtusa (Lindl.) Mast. (1892); Agathis vitiensis (Seem.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake (1892); Dammara longifolia Lindl. ex Gordon (1862), not validly publ.; Dammara macrophylla Lindl. (1851); Dammara obtusa Lindl. (1851); Dammara perousei C.Moore ex Hook. (1852), not validly publ.; Dammara vitiensis Seem. (1868);

Agathis macrophylla known as Pacific kauri, is a coniferous tree native to the islands of the southwestern Pacific Ocean in tropical humid lowlands and lower montane regions, notably in Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Santa Cruz Islands. The Pacific kauri is one of the largest and fastest growing species in its genus, and is important in forestry.

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