Key Identification Features
- It typically has a straight, cylindrical trunk, usually reaching 30–40 m (98–131 ft) in height, and occasionally growing as tall as 50 m (160 ft).
- Agathis robusta is found in three separate distinct locations.
- Its dark brown, knobbly bark is very distinctive, and is often described as resembling the breakfast cereal Coco Pops.
- Five almost horizontal or slightly angled branches grow from the straight trunk in distinct layered tiers, with each tier’s branch arrangement forming a perfect pentagon.
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