Gyrinops
Genus of flowering plants
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Gyrinops is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae.[2] They are native to Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and New Guinea.[1]
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| Leaves of Gyrinops walla | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
| Genus: | Gyrinops Gaertn. (1791) |
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The genus Gyrinops is closely related to Aquilaria and in the past all species were considered to belong to Aquilaria.[3]
Agarwood production
Together with Aquilaria the genus is best known as the principal producer of the resin-suffused agarwood.[4][5] The depletion of wild trees from indiscriminate cutting for agarwood has resulted in the trees being listed and protected as an endangered species.[6][5][4]
Projects are currently underway in some countries in southeast Asia to infect cultivated trees artificially to produce agarwood in a sustainable manner.[6] 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.[7]
Species
Nine species are accepted.[1]
- Gyrinops caudata (Gilg) Domke
- Gyrinops decipiens Ding Hou
- Gyrinops ledermanii Domke
- Gyrinops moluccana (Miq.) Baill.
- Gyrinops podocarpa (Gilg) Domke
- Gyrinops salicifolia Ridl.
- Gyrinops versteegii (Gilg) Domke
- Gyrinops vidalii P.H.Hô
- Gyrinops walla Gaertn.
