Agathis dammara (Cultivated)

Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich., Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad.: 83 (1826) (syn: Agathis alba (Rumph. ex Bory) Oken ; Agathis loranthifolia Salisb. ; Agathis orientalis Mottet ; Agathis pinus-dammara Poir. ; Agathis celebica (Koord.) Warb. ; Agathis hamii Meijer Drees ; Agathis philippinensis Warb. ; Agathis regia Warb. ; Dammara alba var. celebica Hassk. ; Dammara celebica Koord. ; Dammara orientalis var. alba C.Knight ; Dammara orientalis var. pallens Carrière; Dammara alba Rumph. ex Bory ; Dammara loranthifolia Link ; Dammara orientalis Lamb. ; Dammara rumphii C.Presl ; Abies dammara (Lamb.) Dum.Cours. ; Pinus dammara Lamb. );
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Philippines to Maluku: Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi as per POWO;
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Agathis philippinensis: 1 image.

Family: Araucariaceae

Name: Queensland Kauri / Kauri Pine

Species: Agathis philippinensis

Date: June 15, 2010

Place: Hanuman Mandir, Goumukh Rd, Mt. Abu, Rajasthan

Note: “Agathis philippinensis represents a colonial-era introduction thriving exclusively in the high-elevation, humid subtropical microclimate (~1,000–1,200 m ASL) of the Mount Abu plateau.

It is formally documented in regional botanical records (including floristic additions around Gaumukh road/heritage estates and BSI sanctuary surveys) as a prominent exotic conifer in Rajasthan’s hill flora. The location. On the left wall at the entrance of the lane, a Hindi nameplate is clearly painted reading:

“”हनुमान जी का मंदिर”” (Hanuman Ji Ka Mandir)

followed by the locality/path name: गोमुख रोड / मार्ग (Gaumukh Road / Marg), Mount Abu.

Locality Context: This confirms the specimen was photographed along the Gaumukh Road / Old Settlement lane in Mount Abu (Sirohi District, Rajasthan), the exact historical corridor where colonial-era estates and introduced gymnosperms like Agathis are recorded.”

References:
POWO Wood Database (East Indian Kauri) Forest Resource Plants of India

Updated on September 2, 2026

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