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Gyrinops
Sign in to saveGyrinops is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae. They are native to Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and New Guinea.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyThymelaeaceae
General: In New Guinea, Gyrinops occurs in primary forests from 0
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Collections
- MNHN
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Indonesie, India, Philippines
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- Leaves of Gyrinops walla.JPG
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- Gyrinops
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- Category:Gyrinops
- this taxon is source of
- agarwood
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Agarwood production
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Gyrinops is a genus of nine species of trees, called lign aloes or lign-aloes trees, in the family Thymelaeaceae. They are native to Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and New Guinea.
The genus Gyrinops is closely related to Aquilaria and in the past all species were considered to belong to Aquilaria.
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