Almaciga PRODUCT NAME
Agathis alba (Lam.) Foxw. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Almaciga |
| Local Name: | Adiangau (Camarines); Alinsago (Benguet; Almaciga (Mindoro, Lepanto, Bataan ,Tayabas, Benguet, Zambales, Palawan, Camarines, Negros); Alamaciga-babae (Bataan); Aninga (Isabela); Aningat (Calayaan Is.); Anteng (Nueva Ecija); Bagtik, Baltik (Palawan); Biayo (Bisaya); Bidiangau (Negros Occidental); Bunsog (Benguet); Dadiangau (Sorsogon, Polillo, Tayabas, Negros); Dadungoi (Albay, Sorsogon); Gala, gala (Bataan, Palawan); Ladiangau Camarines, Sorsogon, Tayabas); Makau (Misamis); Pino (Samar); Salong (Cagayan, Negros); Titau (Abra); Uli (Zambales). |
| Family: | Pinaceae |
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| Product Description: | a large tree reaching a height of 50-60m and a diameter, at breast height, of more than 2 meters; and with a clear length of trunk of 30m or more. The bark is 10-15mmin thickness, brittle, and light greenish to brownish gray in color. The inner bark is brown, streaked with red and grading into a cream color near the sapwood. The leaves are simple, opposite or nearly so, leathery in texture, 3-9.5cm long, and 1-2.5cm wide. The wood is moderately hard, flexible, and tough, though not resilient. The heartwood is pale yellow, sometimes with a faint pinkish or brownish tinge, generally turning to an even, very pale brown in drying |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Found growing in considerable numbers in forests at altitudes of from 200-2,000 meters, but in the Philippines it usually attains its best development on well-drained slopes at from 600-1,500m elevation |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | resin |
| Uses: | Resin is used in the manufacture of high grade varnish |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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