The genus is best known, together with Gyrinops, as the principal producer of the resin-suffused agarwood used in aromatic incense production, especially Aquilaria malaccensis. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The depletion of wild trees from indiscriminate cutting for agarwood has resulted in the trees being listed and protected as an endangered species .

This study summarizes a review on the identification of Aquilaria cultivars, volatile and non-volatile phytochemicals, pharmacological uses, and agarwood grading system to determine its quality, and different agarwood induction methods. Due to the highly demanding and depleted natural resources, the research on agarwood is still insufficient ...

In natural forests, only about 7 out of 100 Aquilaria trees of the same species are infected and produce aloes/agar wood. A common method in planted forestry is to inoculate trees with the fungus. It produces a "damage sap" and is referred to as "fake" aloes/agar wood.

Aquilaria, a genus of about 21 species from the Thymelaeaceae family of the order Malvales that originated in Southeast Asian rainforests, is well-known for distinctively producing fragrant heartwood 1,2.

Aquilaria malaccensis is a species of plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, also Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss. [4]

2023年9月5日 · Agarwood, a product of the Aquilaria tree, is native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Its unique growth requirements make certain regions more conducive to its cultivation than others. 1.

2016年6月2日 · The Aquilaria (Thymelaeaceae) tree is a well-known important agarwood-producing genus, which is endemic to the Indomalesia region. The genus is currently protected under CITES regulation and the IUCN Red List due to …

For centuries, Aquilaria has been revered in cultures across Asia for its spiritual and aromatic properties. There are over 20 species of Aquilaria trees, with Aquilaria malaccensis being the most sought after for its high-quality oud.

Otherwise known as Aloes wood and Malacca eagle-wood, Agar wood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a tropical small tree that grows up to 40 m high and spreads up to 12 m wide. It has a pale, thin and smooth trunk, silky young shoots, and leathery, long, sword-shaped leaves that …

Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. is a tree with glabrous elliptic-oblong to lanceolate leaf lamina acuminate at the apex. Inflorescences are umbels at terminal or axillary position. Flowers are green or greenish yellow with a campanulate calyx tube.

Aquilaria leaves are often made into tea, and drops of agarwood oil are added to give a subtle aroma to the tea. Some of the chemical compounds identified from the Aquilaria leaves are polyphenols, which may be responsible for its high antioxidant properties.

2016年8月2日 · In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the phytochemistry, ethnomedicinal use, pharmacological activities and safety of plant materials from Aquilaria spp. as an evidence base to further appraise its potential use as a source of health beneficial compounds.

Aquilaria trees belong to the Thymelaeaceae family, are native to Southeast Asia, and they thrive in the tropical forests of countries like Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. What makes these trees truly unique is their ability to produce agarwood, a dark, resinous heartwood that forms in response to injury or infection.

Aquilaria sinensis is an evergreen tree, 6 to 20 m tall. The smooth bark is grayish to dark grey, and the wood is white to yellowish – so giving it another Chinese name "Pak Muk Heung" (White Wood Incense). Its branchlets are sparsely covered with hairs when young.

Agarwood, popularly known as oudh or gaharu, is a fragrant resinous wood of high commercial value, traded worldwide and primarily used for its distinctive fragrance in incense, perfumes, and medicine. This fragrant wood is created when Aquilaria ...

2024年9月24日 · Aquilaria is a genus of fifteen species of trees, called lign aloes or lignaloes trees, in the Thymelaeaceae, native to southeast Asia. They occur particularly in the rainforests of Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Northern India, the Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea.

Agarwood is a resinous heartwood that sometimes occurs in trees belonging to the genus Aquilaria (Thymelaeceae family). Aquilaria is a fast-growing, archaic subtropical forest tree, with a population range stretching from South Asia’s Himalayan foothills, throughout Southeast Asia, and into the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. It grows at ...

For many decades, Aquilaria planters have focused only on the agarwood induced in the tree trunk as their primary source of income. Recently, leaves from Aquilaria are treasured for making tea. Such trend has been spreading in several countries such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Aquilaria includes 21 children: Aquilaria agallocha (Lour.) Roxb. Aquilaria apiculata Merr. Aquilaria baillonii Pierre ex Lecomte; Aquilaria banaense Pham-hoang Ho; Aquilaria beccariana van Tiegh. Aquilaria brachyantha (Merr.) H. Hallier; Aquilaria citrinicarpa (Elmer) H. Hallier; Aquilaria crassna Pierre (Agar Wood) Aquilaria cumingiana (Decne ...

Agarwood or Gaharu as it is known in many Asian countries is a resinous heartwood that occurs in trees belonging to the genus Aquilaria. The Aquilaria tree is a fast-growing, subtropical forest tree, with a population range stretching from South Asia’s Himalayan foothills, throughout Southeast Asia, and into the rainforests of Papua New Guinea.