Agathis dammara

Agathis dammara, commonly known as the Amboina pine or dammar pine,[3] is a coniferous timber[4] tree native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands and the Philippines.

[1] Agathis dammara is a medium-large conifer up to 60 m (200 ft) tall and 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) dmh[clarification needed][5][6] found in lowland to upland tropical rainforests as well as lowland to lower montane rainforests.

[11] Mature specimens are described as long clear boles with an emergent crown of first-order branches.

[5][6] This tree is a source of dammar gum, also known as cat-eye resin, and is also used as timber.

It was first recognised as being part of Agathis in 1807, when it was listed as Agathis loranthifolia, and beyond that with species names beccarii, celebica and macrostachys, although it acquired many more names before dammara was settled on.

Women sorting dammar seeds in West Preanger , Java. 1936