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Agathis dammara

Agathis dammara

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Division: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales
Familia: Araucariaceae
Genus: Agathis
Species: A. dammara

Name

Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich.

Synonyms

* Agathis alba Rumph. ex Jeffrey
* Agathis celebica (Koord.) Warb.
* Agathis hamii Meijer Drees
* Agathis loranthifolia Salisb.
* Dammara alba Rumph. ex Hassk.
* Pinus dammara Lamb.
* Dammara orientalis Lamb. 1824


References

* USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov).

Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

* Commentatio Botanica de Conifereis et Cycadeis 83. 1826
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Bahasa Indonesia: Damar (pohon)
English: Agathis dammara
Français: Agathis dammara
中文: 贝壳杉

Agathis dammara is a coniferous timber[1] tree native to the Moluccas and the Philippines.

Description
Women sorting dammar seeds in West-Preanger, Java. 1936

This tree is a source of dammar gum, also known as cat-eye resin.

References

1. ^ Agathis wood

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