A selection of images of Agathis (Araucariaceae) species is available below. More will be migrated here shortly from the old site, which for now remains worth visiting for these alone (see ‘Frames’ link in left-hand navigation menu).
All images are copyright Timothy Waters 2003-2005, and larger, higher-resolution versions, as well as additional details about each plant photographed, such as voucher specimen identity and location, are available by emailing me (see ‘Tim Waters’ page for details). Feel free to use these photographs for any non-commercial non-published purpose: acknowledgement and a link back here would be appreciated. There are more images of other New Caledonian phanerogams on my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tim-waters/sets/72157594439411137/.
Agathis lanceolata
Araucariaceae, New Caledonia. A giant species with distinctive red bark and prismatic microsporophylls.
Lowland rain forest at 540 m altitude, Vallée des Kaoris, Monts Koghis, New Caledonia
Photograph © Timothy Waters 2003
Agathis montana
Araucariaceae, New Caledonia
1300 m alt, summit ridge forest, Mont Panié, New Caledonia
Photograph © Timothy Waters 2003
Agathis moorei
Araucariaceae, New Caledonia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Photograph © Timothy Waters 2003
Agathis ovata
Araucariaceae, New Caledonia. The ‹kaori de montagne›. Note the distinctive glaucescent farinose bloom on the young shoots.
200 m alt, eastern end of the Plaine des Lacs, New Caledonia
Photograph © Timothy Waters 2003
Agathis ovata
Araucariaceae, New Caledonia. The ‹kaori de montagne›, with its distinctive Rauh model architecture, in thick mist and driving rain.
Hillside at 900 m altitude, Haute Koéalagoguamba, Monts Dzumac, New Caledonia
Photograph © Timothy Waters 2003