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Agathis robusta (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) FM Bailey

Queensland Kauri or Smooth-barked Kauri

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000121
Common name: Queensland Kauri or Smooth-barked Kauri
Arabic name: اجاسس
Native: Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen conifer tree growing straight, 30-50 m tall, with smooth , scaly bark leaves leathery,  simple 5-12 cm long, 2-5 cm broad The seed cones  globose, 8–13 cm diameter, and mature in 18–20 months after pollination

Ornamental plants, The bark yields a resin known as dammar - used for making varnish etc.

Traditionally, it is used for purposes such as caulking boats and baskets, as an adhesive, a medicine, as a fuel for torches and sometimes in foods.

Dammara bidwillii Guilfoyle, Dammara robusta CMoore  ex  FMuell

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Texture: Moist
Propagation: Seeds, soft wood cuttings.
Flowering time: Winter
Zone: 8 : 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Fuel Medicinal Ornamental Varnish
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Alkaline

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