Aquilaria agallocha (English spelling) Aquilariaagallocha

...High-quality agarwood has a high specific gravity and sinks in water, hence the name agarwood. There are several types of plants that are the source of agarwood, and it is not always possible to identify them, but the most well-known is Aquilaria agallocha Roxb., which is also known as jinkou and grows into an evergreen tree that grows to a height of about 30 meters. It grows wild in India, Malay, and southern China, and is also cultivated, and agarwood is extracted by artificially cutting the trunk and burying it in the ground. ...

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…良質のものは比重が大きく，水に沈むので，沈香という名が生じた。沈香の原料植物は，いくつかの種類があり，必ずしも特定できないが，有名なものは，とくにジンコウの名があたえられているAquilaria agallocha Roxb.で，高さ約30mの常緑高木になる。インド，マレー地方，中国南部などに自生し，また栽培して，幹に人工的に傷をつけ，土中に埋めて沈香をとる。…

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