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ເກດສະໜາ
Agarwood
Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Lecomte


Plants
Woody plants
Trees and palms

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Local name:
ໄທ: ກຣິສະໜາ, ໄມ້ຫອມ. ຫວຽດນາມ: ເຈີມເຮືອງ, ຣາເຮືອງ, ກີນາມ, ຢໍເບົາ ກໍາປູເຈຍ: ສານກຣາສນາ, ກລາມປອກ, ກຣາສນາ. ຈີນ: ແຈນຊຽງ ອັງກິດ: agarwood, aloeswood, aguila wood, eaglewood, oudh. ( Local names: po heuang, mai vadsana, mai dam, po jia, mai hom Thai: kritsana, mai hom Vietnamese: tram huong, ra huong, ky nam, gio bau Cambodian: san krasna, klampeok, kresna Chinese: chen xiang English: agarwood, aloeswood, aguila wood, eaglewood, oudh)
Synonyms :
Aquilaria crasna Pierre
Family:
Thymelaeaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
North Laos Highlands
Landscape units :
Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
N/A
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Medicine
Cosmetics and perfumes
Comments on use types:

Agarwood is an umbrella-term for a wide range of graded products traded on national and international markets. This valuable commodity is found in Khedsana trees that have become ‘infected’ through disease and insect attack and have produced the agarwood as part of the healing process. Agarwood is used as a medicine, or as incense burnt on small pieces of charcoal. In the Middle East it is burnt during religious ceremonies and in the homes of wealthy families, as a status symbol of prosperity and to bring good luck. Incense sticks are produced from residues of distillation and sometimes from Mai Dii. Many fake products are found. Local use in Laos is very limited. Other products from the tree are a bitter green tea made from its young leaves, and rope or paper from the bark. Seeds and wild lings are collected to produce seedlings in nurseries.

Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
Photo credits:
References:
NUoL; NAFRI; SNV. 2007. Non-timber forest products in the Lao PDR : a manual of 100 commercial and traditional produce.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.
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.
Harvey-Brown, Y. 2018. Aquilaria crassna. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T32814A2824513. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T32814A2824513.en. Downloaded on 19 December 2018.
Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
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