Amboyna Pine

Agathis dammara

"Agathis dammara", commonly known as the Amboina pine or dammar pine, is a coniferous timber tree native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and the Philippines.
Amboyna Pine - Agathis dammara Local guides who are tribal people explained that they taps the resin (Manila copal) from this Almaciga trees. Locally, the almaciga sap is used as incense in religious ceremonies and for making torches, caulking boats, mosquito smudge, patent leather and sealing wax. Agathis dammara,Amboyna Pine,Palawan,Philippines

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"Agathis dammara" is a medium-large conifer up to 60 metres in height found in tropical rainforests, growing from sea level to very high mountainous regions where it becomes extremely stunted. It belongs to the southern hemisphere family Araucariaceae, widespread throughout the entire Mesozoic, emerging about 200 million years ago. An extinct genus, "Protodammara", derives its name from this tree. This tree is a source of dammar gum, also known as cat-eye resin.

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Status: Vulnerable
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionPinophyta
ClassPinopsida
OrderPinales
FamilyAraucariaceae
GenusAgathis
SpeciesA. dammara
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Philippines