✿Thymelaeaceae · Aquilaria
Agar / Aloewood
Aquilaria malaccensis
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- April-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aquilaria malaccensis
- Genus
- Aquilaria
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-September
- Conservation status
- CR
Local Names
- Hindi
- अगर agar
- Bengali
- আগর উদ্ভিদ
- Tamil
- அகில், காழ்வை
- Kannada
- ಅಗಿಲ್, ಅಗಿಲು Agil, ಕಾರಗಿಲ್
- Malayalam
- അകിൽ (Aquilaria malaccensis)
- Marathi
- अगरू
About Agar
Aloewood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a tree belonging to the Thymelaeaceae family (Daphne/Agarwood family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, head/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe/berry fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. It occurs across Southeast Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-September. Its conservation status has been assessed as CR.
Botanical family
Thymelaeaceae
Daphne/Agarwood family
Agar belongs to the Thymelaeaceae family.
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