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The agarwood is known as agor gach (আগর গাছ) and the agarwood oil as agor ator (আগর আতর). In Odia, it is called agara (ଅଗର). In Malayalam, it is called akil (അകിൽ). In Cambodia, it is called chann crassna. The fragrance from this wood is called khloem chann (ខ្លឹមចាន់) or khloem chann crassna.
Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source [6] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense. [2] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mould, Phaeoacremonium parasitica , [ 7 ] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus.
Aquilaria sinensis, known as incense tree, is a species of plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to China. [clarification needed] It is threatened by habitat loss. This medicinal plant is a source of fragrant wood, formed under a pathological condition, called agarwood.
Aquilaria is a genus of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae.It includes 21 species native to southeast Asia. They occur particularly in the rainforests of Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Malaysia, Northeast India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea. [1]
Soma was a Vedic ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, frequently mentioned in the Rigveda. Tulasi or holy basil is an aromatic plant whose leaves are used in the worship of Vishnu and Lakshmi. Turmeric is a plant of the ginger family, considered highly auspicious throughout India. Its flower, root and powder are used ...
Aquilaria crassna is one source [2] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense. [3] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mold, Phaeoacremonium parasitica , [ 4 ] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus .
Projects are currently underway in some countries in southeast Asia to infect cultivated trees artificially to produce agarwood in a sustainable manner. [6] In Indonesia, for example, there have been proposals to encourage the planting of gahara , as it is known as locally, in eastern Indonesia, particularly in the province of Papua .
Aquilaria filaria, the palisan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. [1] It is native to the eastern Philippines, the Maluku Islands, and Western New Guinea. [2] A tree reaching 17 m (56 ft), it is a source of agarwood. [3] [4]