The resin tree, also called Dammar Raja, is one of the native trees of Indonesia and the main producer of resin sap. This resin sap is then processed into 'copal' and used as raw materials for various industries. The resin tree (Agathis dammara) is a native plant of Maluku, Sulawesi, and the Philippine archipelago. But now it has been cultivated in various other places including in Java.
The resin tree in some areas is called as kaláne, kèssi, oeneëla (Muluku); dammar lulu or dammar malolo (Sulawesi). In addition to being named resin, in Indonesia is often referred to as the king resin. In English this plant is known as amboina pitch tree or celebes kauri.
Latin name of this plant is Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Rich. & A. Rich. which has several synonym names including:
Abies dammara (Lamb.) Dum.-Cours.
Agathis alba (Rumph. Ex Hassk.) Foxw.
Agathis loranthifolia Salisb.
Agathis philippinensis Warb.
Agathis pine-dammara Poir.
Agathis regia Warb.
Dammara alba Rumph. ex Hassk.
Dammara loranthifolia (Salisb.) Link
Dammara orientalis Lamb. (synonym)
Dammara rumphii Presl (synonym)
Pinus dammara Lamb. (synonym)
Uniquely, in Indonesia the use of the term 'resin' overlap (ambiguous). The word 'resin' is also used for the mention of resin (sap) produced by some trees of the genus Shorea and Hopea. While the resin tree resin (Agathis dammara) is more commonly referred to as 'copal'. In addition, the use of the term 'resin wood' is instead used for the mention of wood from the Araucaria tree. While the resin treewood is traded as 'Agatis' wood.
