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Blue kauri

(Agathis atropurpurea)

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Description

When the black kauri grows into a large tree, the bark is brown with loose flakes and the tree can be confused with bull kauri (Agathis microstachya). Smaller trees however have a distinctive black, purple or navy blue bark which is smoother and only slightly flaky. Resin oozes out from wounds in the trunk and branches. The leaves are lanceolate with a pointed tip and fine longitudinal veins. The male cones have a short stalk and are up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long. The female cones are larger, green when young and have 90–150 scales

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Pinopsida
Order:Pinales
Family:Araucariaceae
Genus:Agathis
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