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Agarwood
Aquilaria
ジンコウ
A tree in the daphne family. 'Jinkou' (agarwood) refers to the resin-infused wood that forms as a defense response when the tree is wounded or infected. Used as a prized incense wood. Not all wood yields agarwood, making it very rare. The highest grade is called 'kyara'.
Identification Points
- ✓Evergreen tree with glossy leathery leaves
- ✓Dark brown resin deposits in injured heartwood
- ✓The highest grades are dense enough to sink in water
Habitat
Tropical Asia (wild and cultivated)
Season
Year-round
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionジンチョウゲ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (ca. 80 million years ago)
Sources & References
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