Agathis alba

As Dammara alba

Agathis alba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pinophyta Classis: Pinopsida Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis
Species: Agathis alba

Name

Agathis alba (Rumph. ex Valmont) Foxw., Philipp. J. Sci. 4:4 427. (1909) et Philipp. J. Sci. 1910: 173. (1910)

• Note: Still commonly found as a synonym of Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich. & A.Rich., Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad.: 83 (1826), but if Dammara alba Rumph. ex Valmont, Dict. Rais. Hist. Nat., nouv. éd. 4, 4: 398 (1800) is the earliest accepted description of this plant then Agathis alba (Rumph. ex Valmont) Foxw. (1909) has priority.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dammara alba Rumph. ex Valmont, Dict. Rais. Hist. Nat., nouv. éd. 4, 4: 398 (1800)
• Homotypic
  • Pinus dammara Lamb., Descr. Pinus 1: 61 (1803), nom. superfl.
    • Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich. & A.Rich., Comm. Bot. Conif. Cycad.: 83 (1826)
  • Abies dammara Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 6: 474 (1811)
    • Agathis dammara (Dum.Cours.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 6: 711 (1823), nom. superfl.
  • Agathis loranthifolia Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 312 (1807), nom. illeg.
  • Dammara loranthifolia Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 411 (1822), nom. superfl.
  • Agathis pinus-dammara Poir., Tabl. Encycl. 3: 711 (1823), nom. superfl.
  • Dammara orientalis Lamb., Descr. Pinus 2: 16 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Dammara rumphii C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 596 (1851), nom. illeg.
  • Agathis orientalis (Lamb.) Mottet, Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 77 (1892), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Agathis celebica (Koord.) Warb., Monsunia 1: 185 (1900)
  • Agathis hamii Meijer Drees, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 16: 462 (1940)
  • Agathis philippensis Warb., Monsunia 1: 185 (1900)
  • Agathis regia Warb., Monsunia 1: 183 (1900)
  • Dammara alba var. celebica Hassk., Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 9: 180 (1866)
  • Dammara celebica Koord., Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 263 (1898)
  • Dammara orientalis var. alba C.Knight, Syn. Conif. Pl.: 45 (1850)
  • Dammara orientalis var. pallens Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 426 (1855)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malasia Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Foxworthy, F.W. 1909. The Philippine Journal of Science V 4C Botany 442. Nomen and basionym reference.
• Foxworthy, F.W. 1910. The Alamciga Tree. The Philippine Journal of Science V 5A 173. Detailed description.

Additional references

• Rumphius, G.E. 1741. Herbarium Amboinense [...] Pars secunda 174 t 57

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Agathis alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Agathis alba. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 8 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Agathis alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Dec. 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Amboina Pine or Dammar Pine

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