Indonesia Species Profile of Agathis dammara (Pinales: Araucariaceae)

Abstrak

Agathis dammara is a perennial plant that can reach up to 60 meters in height. Outer bark is grey, exfoliating, covered by moss and lichen. Inner bark is brownish pink. Leaves are simple, ovate or ellips; base cuneate; apex acute; margin entire, revolute; leaf attachment petiolate; leaf arrangement opposite. It plays an important role in preventing soil erosion and maintaining water sources. This plant produces copal resin with considerable economic value, and its leaves can be extracted to obtain essential oil with antibacterial and antimelanogenesis properties