Indonesia Species Profile of Agathis dammara (Pinales: Araucariaceae)

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AUTHOR

Salsabila Nur’Aini
Flower Tree Diversity Specialist Section, SSRS Indonesia Biodiversity Hub, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Danik Septianingrum
SSRS Indonesia Biodiversity Hub, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Khairani Putri Marfi
SSRS Institute Indonesia, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Agathis dammara is a perennial plant that can reach up to 60 meters in height. Outer bark is grey, exfoliating, covered by moss and lichen. Inner bark is brownish pink. Leaves are simple, ovate or ellips; base cuneate; apex acute; margin entire, revolute; leaf attachment petiolate; leaf arrangement opposite. It plays an important role in preventing soil erosion and maintaining water sources. This plant produces copal resin with considerable economic value, and its leaves can be extracted to obtain essential oil with antibacterial and antimelanogenesis properties.

CITATION

Nur’Aini S, Septianingrum D, Marfi KP. 2026. Indonesia Species Profile of Agathis dammara (Pinales: Araucariaceae). SSRS INABIODIV Species Profile and Information. Vol. 3: No. 0012 https://publishing.ssrs.or.id/ojs/index.php/ssrs-inabiodiv/article/view/61