''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of
tree
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s, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to
Southeast Asia
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and the
Indian Subcontinent
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.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''
Aquilaria'' and in the past all species were considered to belong to ''Aquilaria.''
Agarwood production
Together with ''Aquilaria'' the genus is best known as the principal producer of the
resin
In polymer chemistry and materials science, resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers. Resins are usually mixtures of organic compounds. This article focuses on natu ...
-suffused
agarwood.
[Barden, Angela (2000) ''Heart of the Matter: Agarwood Use and Trade and CITES Implementation for Aquilaria malaccensis'' TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, ][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] The depletion of wild trees from indiscriminate cutting for agarwood has resulted in the trees being listed and protected as an
endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...
.
[Broad, S. (1995) "Agarwood harvesting in Vietnam" ''TRAFFIC Bulletin'' 15:96]
Projects are currently underway in some countries in southeast Asia to infect cultivated trees artificially to produce agarwood in a sustainable manner.
In Indonesia, for example, there have been proposals to encourage the planting of ''gahara'', as it is known as locally, in eastern Indonesia, particularly in the
province of Papua
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outs ...
.
[Theresia Sufa,]
Gaharu: Indonesia's endangered fragrant wood'
''The Jakarta Post'', 2 February 2010.
Species
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Gyrinops caudata''
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Gyrinops decipiens
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops ledermanii
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops moluccana
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops podocarpus
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops salicifolia
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops versteegii
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops vidalii
''Gyrinops'' is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the ''Thymelaeaceae'' family. They are native to Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.
The genus ''Gyrinops'' is closely related to ''Aquilaria'' a ...
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Gyrinops walla
''Gyrinops walla'' is a species in the genus ''Gyrinops'' of the family Thymelaeaceae. It was described by Joseph Gaertner. The tree grows up to 15 m high. Its bark is thin and brownish-grey color. Leaves are 1–6 mm long and yellowish ...
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References
External links
Thymelaeoideae
Malvales genera
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