Agathis

Agathis
Temporal range:
Paleocene to recent Possible Cenomanian record
Agathis robusta Eastern Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Araucariales
Family: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis
Salisb.
Type species
Agathis loranthifolia
Distribution of Agathis species
Synonyms

Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees, native to Australasia and Southeast Asia. It is one of three extant genera in the family Araucariaceae, alongside Wollemia and Araucaria (being more closely related to the former). Its leaves are much broader than most conifers. Kauri gum is commercially harvested from New Zealand kauri.