A genus of tall resinous trees native to Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, which produce valuable dammar resin.
From Malay 'dammar' combined with the Latinate feminine singular ending -a, used in scientific binomial nomenclature. The plant genus was named directly after the resin product it produces.
These trees are botanical superstars—a single Dammara tree can produce enough resin to supply varnish makers for years, and some species have been sustainably harvested for centuries without depleting populations.
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