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Botanical Family · Malvales

Thymelaeaceae

Daphne/Agarwood family

2 speciesOrder Malvales2+ well-known plants

Trees and shrubs with very fibrous bark. No petals; calyx is petaloid. Includes agarwood (Aquilaria), daphne, and thymelaea.

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Representative THYMELAEACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Thymelaeaceae
Key pattern

Trees and shrubs with unusually fibrous, tough bark that resists tearing; flowers lack true petals entirely, their colour coming from a petal-like calyx tube instead, ripening into a small drupe or nut.

One member (Aquilaria) produces fragrant, resin-infused agarwood only in response to fungal infection or injury, making naturally formed agarwood among the most valuable woods in the world by weight.

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Key TraitWhat single feature best distinguishes it?
Diseased/infected wood yields fragrant agarwood resin
Toxic to fish, waxy blue-grey leaves

How to recognise the Thymelaeaceae family

  • 01

    Leaf arrangement: alternate

  • 02

    Leaf type: simple

  • 03

    Growth forms: shrub/tree

  • 04

    Inflorescence: head/raceme/cymose

  • 05

    Fruit: drupe/berry

Notable members

AloewoodAquilaria malaccensisFish Poison BushGnidia glauca

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