Aquilaria filaria

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Aquilaria filaria, the palisan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae.[1] It is native to the eastern Philippines, the Maluku Islands, and Western New Guinea.[2] A tree reaching 17 m (56 ft), it is a source of agarwood.[3][4]

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Aquilaria filaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Aquilaria
Species:
A. filaria
Binomial name
Aquilaria filaria
Synonyms[2]
  • Aquilaria acuminata (Merr.) Quisumb.
  • Aquilaria tomentosa Gilg
  • Gyrinopsis acuminata Merr.
  • Pittosporum filarium Oken
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