Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk.
Recent Synonyms: –
Status: Native; Vulnerable; Cultivated
Growth Form or Habit: Tree.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve, 2011.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve, 2011.
Central Catchment Nature Reserve, 2011.
Use: Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense.
Common name: Eagle-wood
Reference:
Broad, S., 1995, Agarwood harvesting in Vietnam. TRAFFIC Bulletin. 15:96.
Keng, H. S. C. Chin & H. T. W. Tan, 1990. The Concise Flora of Singapore: Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons. Singapore University Press, Singapore. 222 pp.
LaFrankie, J. V. Jr., 2010. Trees of Tropical Asia: An Illustrated Guide to Diversity. Black Tree Publication, Phillipine. 748 pp.
Ng, L.T., Chang Y.S. and Kadir, A.A., 1997. A review on agar (gaharu) producing Aquilaria species. Journal of Tropical Forest Products. 2(2): 272-285.
The Total Vascular Flora of Singapore Online 