Agathis sect. Rostrata

Primary tabs

Agathis sect. Rostrata

Description

Arboris. Small to large trees. Leaves ovate and slightly angled at the apex to round and blunt, the leaf undersides distinctly glaucous, solitary resin canals between the vascular bundles. Seeds broadly oval with a blunt projection at one upper corner and a broad wing at the other corner.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present, New Caledonia present, New Zealand present
There are 3 spp., widely separated, in New Zealand (1 sp.), in New Caledonia (1), and in Malesia: Borneo (1).

Notes

The projection on the seed bract corresponds to the ligule in Araucaria and other conifers and for Agathis is a primitive trait.