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QUEENSLAND KAURI FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Queensland Kauri
Other Names
Smooth-barked Kauri
Description
The Queensland Kauri is a large evergreen tree growing straight and tall, with smooth, scaly bark. The leaves are 5-12 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, tough and leathery in texture, with no midrib; they are arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. The seed cones are round and 8-13 cm diameter. The cones disintegrate at maturity to release the seeds. The Queensland Kauri was heavily logged in the past but is not endangered.
Distribution
southern population on Fraser Island and around Maryborough, and a northern population on the Atherton Tableland west of Cairns
Growth Characteristics
Height: to 30-50 m
Classification
| Class: | Pinopsida | | Order: | Pinales | | Family: | Araucariaceae | | Genus: | Agathis | | Species: | robusta | | Common Name: | Queensland Kauri |
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