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.
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Comparison of Chemical Profiles of Selected Gaharu Oils from Peninsular Malaysia: (Thymelaeceae) and often occurs as dark coloured patches or streaks in the tree. Due to its strong, unique scent and medicinal properties, gaharu oil is greatly valued as perfumery ingredient…
The Potential of Gaharu as a Plantation Species: Gaharu (Malay word for agar wood) is the most expensive wood in the world. It is valued in many cultures for its distinctive fragrance, and used extensively in incense and perfumes.
Type of Gaharu based on ranking: Aquilaria subintegra, found at Thailand, Aquilaria crassna, found at Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Aquilaria malaccensis, found at Thailand, India, Indonesia, Aquilaria apiculata, found at Philippines.
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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
Read more →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
Read more →Brunei-Muara – Gaharu extract can help diversify the economy with the huge profits that can be made from the fragrant oil. At almost US$ 25,000 per kilogramme of Gaharu tree core or about $2,200 per 12ml bottle for the oil extract, it would be foolish of us
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Penyebaran Aquilaria sp. di Indonesia Gaharu dihasilkan tanaman sebagai respon dari masuknya mikroba yang masuk ke dalam jaringan yang terluka. Luka pada tanaman berkayu dapat disebabkan secara alami karena adanya cabang dahan yang patah atau kulit terkelupas, maupun secara sengaja dengan pengeboran dan penggergajian. Masuknya mikroba ke
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Taxonomy and Nomenclature Species Name: Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk Order: Myrtales Family Name: Thymelaeaceae Synonym: Aquilaria agallocha Common Name English: agarwood, aloewood, eaglewood, malayan eaglewood tree. French: Bois d’aigle de Malacca. Indonesian: alim, halim, kareh, gaharu, garu, ketimusan. Spanish: madera de Agar. Thai: kritsanaa, mai hom. Habitat It
Read more →Nagoya, Japan, 20th October 2010—Rising demand for agarwood, problems in monitoring harvests and a persistent illegal trade threaten the future of the highly prized fragrant wood say two reports launched today by TRAFFIC. Agarwood is found only in a few Asian tree species which produce resin-impregnated heartwood
Read more →Here some Patents related to Agarwood. Surprisingly, the patents are registered by non-Asian eventhough Agarwood supply orginated from Asia. US Patent 6848211 – Cultivated agarwood US Patent 7485309 – Method to stimulate resin formation by wounding on the Aquilaria’s trunk India Patent 556/MUM/2003 – A process for
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