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Commiphora myrrha is very spiny and it grows to a height of about 5 m (16 ft). [5] Its short, hairless, thick, and flaky trunk has two layers of bark. The upper layer is silvery, whitish, reddish, or bluish-grey and has a papery-texture. Underneath it, the bark is green and performs photosynthesis. Due to this species' high variability ...
Kauri gum was Auckland 's main export in the second half of the 19th century, sustaining much of the early growth of the city. Between 1850 and 1950, 450,000 tons of gum were exported. [11] The peak in the gum market was 1899, with 11,116 tons exported that year, with a value of £ 600,000 ($ 989,700 US). [9][12] The average annual export was ...
Dragon's blood. Dragon's blood is a bright red resin which is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Calamus spp. (previously Daemonorops) also including Calamus rotang, Croton, Dracaena and Pterocarpus. The red resin has been in continuous use since ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, pigment, and dye.
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Sandarac (or sandarach) is a resin obtained from the small cypress-like tree Tetraclinis articulata. The tree is native to the northwest of Africa with a notable presence in the Southern Morocco part of the Atlas Mountains. [1] The resin exudes naturally on the stems of the tree. It is also obtained by making cuts on the bark.
Kino (botany) Kino is a botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus) and Pterocarpus, in reaction to mechanical damage, [1] and which can be tapped by incisions made in the trunk or stalk. Many Eucalyptus, Angophora and Corymbia species are commonly ...
Rattan. Calamus thwaitesii in southwestern India. Juvenile Calamus oblongus subsp. mollis in a forest understory in the Philippines. Rattan, also spelled ratan (from Malay: rotan), is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in ...
Schizospatha Furtado. Zalaccella Becc. Calamus is a genus of flowering plants in the palm family Arecaceae that is one of several genera known as rattan palms. There are an estimated 400 species in this genus, all native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. [2][3][4]