Aetoxylon sympetalum (Steenis & Domke) Airy Shaw - Thymelaceae - gaharu buaya, crocodile eaglewood

Critically endangered monotypic large evergreen tree, up to 30m tall, native to West Borneo/Sarawak.

„The tree produces aromatic resin that smells similar to that of agarwood and that is extracted and mixed with resin from agarwood-producing trees of the genus Aquilaria. The market demand for A. sympetalum has increased as the demand for agarwood has risen. The species was formerly harvested in Indonesia but is now protected under the Minister of Environment and Forestry Decree 106/2018 because of its rarity, continuing decline and endemicity. Nationally, A. sympetalum has been categorized as Critically Endangered.“
[Kusumadewi, Yulita, et al. „Rescuing the rare monotypic Aetoxylon sympetalum from remnant forests in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan.“ Oryx 58.1 (2024): 13]