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Plantae
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Angiosperms
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Eudicots
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Rosids
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Malvales
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Thymelaeaceae
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Aquilaria
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A. crassna
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Aquilaria crassna
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This article is about the tree. For the resinous heartwood from Aquilaria trees, see
Agarwood.
Aquilaria crassna is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is found in throughout southeast Asia and in New Guinea.
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Aquilaria crassna is one source[1] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense.[2] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mould, Phaeoacremonium parasitica,[3] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus.
- ^ 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): pp. 272-285
- ^ Broad, S. (1995) "Agarwood harvesting in Vietnam" TRAFFIC Bulletin 15:96
- ^ formerly Phialophora parasitica Crous, P. W. et al. (1996) "Phaeoacremonium gen. nov. associated with wilt and decline diseases of woody hosts and human infections." Mycologia 88(5): pp. 786–796
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