Aquilaria crassna

This article is about the tree. For the resinous heartwood from Aquilaria trees, see Agarwood.

Aquilaria crassna is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is critically endangered and native to Southeast Asia.^[1]

Aquilaria crassna
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Aquilaria
Species:	A. crassna
Binomial name
Aquilaria crassna Pierre

Economics

Main article: Agarwood

Aquilaria crassna is one source^[2] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense.^[3] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mold, Phaeoacremonium parasitica,^[4] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus.