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kauri pine
Kauri pine (Agathis australis).
Agathis
plant genus
Agathis, the genus of the dammar pines, 13 species of pinelike plants of the family Araucariaceae. Agathis species range from the Philippines to Australia and New Zealand. Elsewhere some are grown as ornamental plants in warm areas or in greenhouses. Several species yield hard resins or gums (including kauri copal, Manila copal, and dammar resin) used primarily in making varnishes and other products such as patent leather and sealing wax.
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