Classification and Vernacular names of agaru - Aquilaria agallocha

agaru:


Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Aquilaria genus
Species: A.malaccensis


Allied species:

Aquilaria malaccenes - It is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.
                                  



VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Agaru
English: aloe wood, eagle wood
Hindi: Agar
Urdu: Ood hindi
Telugu: Agaru
Bengali: Agaru
Marathi: Agar
Gujarathi: Agar
Tamil: Aggalichandanam, Agalichandanam
Malayalam: Akil
Kannada: Krishna agaru
Punjabi: Ooda, Ooda, Pharsi
Arabic: Agare-hindi, ajmod, aud, aude-hindi, ude-hindi
Assamese: Agaru
Japanese: Jinko
Chinese: Chenxiang
Persian: Agar, Agare-hindi


Varities:

  1. In Dhanvantari Nighandu another Kaleyaka is mentioned.
  2. In Sodhala Nighantu explains about three types - Agaru, Krishna Agaru and Kakatunda Agaru.
  3. In Rajanighantu quoted four varieties - Krishna agaru( black), Kashta agaru (yellow), Dahagaru, Mangalyagaru.
  4. The agaru is of two varieties based on the colour of the bark (a) Whitish (shveta agaru) (b) Blackish ( Krishna agaru) this is considered as superior. 


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  1. says:

    Agaru plant is a fragrant tree. Commonly known as Agarwood ,Aloeswood, Eaglewood. It is commonly used in treating diseases related to ear,nose,throat,and in condition like asthma,cough etc

  2. says:

    Names in different languages: English name: Agarwood ,Agilawood Hindi name :Agar Bengali. :Agaru Telugu. :Agaru Gujarati name:Agar Tamil name. Aggalichandanam,Agalichandanam Malayalam name: Agil. Classification based on color: Whitish( Shweta agaru) Blackish (Krishna agaru) it is superior

  3. post says:

    I spent a lot of time to locate something like this

  4. Marsha says:

    Thank you for the excellent article

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