Sandalwood
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Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwo
Santalum paniculatum (ʻiliahi), Hawaiʻi
A closeup of sandal saplings
Santalum album
Sandalwood leaf
Agarwood
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Agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood, gaharuwood, commonly referred to as oud or oudh, is a fragrant, dark and resinous wood used in incense, perfume, and small hand carvings.
Sandalwood
…priced at about US$2,500 per kg. Sandalwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world, along with African blackwood, pink ivory, agarwood and ebony. Sandalwood has historically been an important tree in the development of the political economy of the Pacific. Prior to colonization in the…
Uninfected aquilaria wood lacking the dark resin
Antique agarwood beads with inlaid gold, late Qing dynasty, China. Adilnor Collection, Sweden.
Ranjatai, 8th century, currently held by the Shōsōin, Tōdai-ji, Nara, Japan
Aquilaria tree showing darker agarwood. Poachers had scraped off the bark to allow the tree to become infected by the ascomycetous mould.