Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Aquilaria
Species: A. malaccensis

Common name: Agaru, Agor, Aggor(Beng.); Agallochum, Aloe-wood, Agarwood(Eng.).
Life cycle: Perennial
Native Range: Native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Description: This is a tree that reach up to 20(-40) m tall, with its bole up to 60 cm in diametre, usually straight but sometimes fluted. Buttresses are up to 2 m high. The bark is smooth and whitish. The branchlets are slender, pale brown, covered with soft short hairs or nearly devoid of hairs. The leaves are simple.

Uses: Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense.