Thanks Col. Sarkar ji, for the picture of Aquilaria agallocha (now known as A. malaccensis). In Tamil, it is called 'Akil' or 'Agil'. I had a chance to see the plants as well as a distillation unit in Manipur. It is said that there is a great demand for the oil which is sold for up to Rs. 2000 per ml ?? The oil is extracted from the wood, especially the infected one.
This Critically Endangered plant has been included in the Negative List of Exports by the Govt. of India. Its interesting to know that this plant has a mention in the Ramayan. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Friend, > Today I am attaching an image of a tree called AGURU in > Valmiki's Ramayan.Scientifically this tree is known as Aquilaria agallocha. > I collected a sapling from Tezpur( where the tree is very common and is > known as SASI,pronounced as HASI.)You may find it interesting. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942
