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Agathis borneensis
In Singapore: Borneo Kauri, Malayan Kauri, Bindang, Mengilan, Tambunan, Dammar, Dammar Daging, Dammar Minyak, Tulong, 贝壳杉属 (Grown in Singapore)
Borneo kauri is a large conifer tree from the Malesian rainforests that can reach about 50 m tall. It is a forest giant rarely grown as a garden plant, and it needs a warm, humid, frost-free site with room to grow.
Agathis borneensis, also known as Borneo kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.
Agathis borneensis is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. It occurs in lowland to upland tropical rainforest up to elevations of 2,400 metres (8,000 ft).
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agathis borneensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
