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Agathis Australis
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:24 pm
by honeymann2004
Friends-
Does any one know of where this Agathis Australis ( Kauri) got its
name as Agathis? Is Kauri the local name? are there other names to it?
Thanx
Re: Agathis Australis
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:37 pm
by Eleana Needham
It may derive from the greek word for thistle "akanthos" as the mature cones
look a bit like the head of a thistle. - I am only going by the possible
meaning as it appears. Any botanists on the list??
Eleana
Re: Agathis Australis
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:20 pm
by Homoeopathy
Kauri Agathis Australis Introduction
http://www.hominf.org/kaur/kaurintr.htm
Anthony Gunterman
Re: Agathis Australis
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:51 pm
by Julian Winston
At 4:24 PM +0000 7/30/04, honeymann2004 wrote:
Kauri is the local (common) name.
Agathis Australis is the scientific name. Not sure who developed that
classification.
JW