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Agarwood (or just Agar) is a dark resinous heartwood that forms in Aquilaria trees (large evergreens native to southeast Asia) when they become infected with a type of mold. Prior to infection, the heartwood is relatively light and pale coloured, however as the infection progresses, the tree produces a dark aromatic resin in response to the attack, which results in a very dense, dark, resin embedded heartwood.

From the tropical rain forests in Sumatera and Kalimantan to Papua and the pastures of Nusa Tenggara, land in Indonesia has one of the most extensive biodiversity on earth. From its diversity, Indonesia is also known as one of the largest source of gaharu or agarwood, the

Indonesia is known as one of the world’s producers of gaharu, also called agarwood or just agar, the resinous heartwood from Aquilaria trees, of which 26 species can be found in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Papua. The existence of these trees, however, is under