Agathis australis

Agathis australis, commonly known by its Maori name kauri, is a coniferous tree of Araucariaceae in the genus Agathis, found north of 38°S in the northern districts of New Zealand’s North Island. Kauri forests are among the most ancient in the world. The tree has smooth bark and small narrow leaves. Read more

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American cedar

American cedar, California frankincense cedar or California river cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is one of the four species of the genus Frankincense cedar (Calocedrus). Characteristic of this type are the elongated, annual cones made up of six scales, the Thujen-like branches and the orange, longitudinally cracked bark of older trees. Read more

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Artemisia absinthium

Artemisia absinthium L., common wormwood or wormwood (English: Wormwood, Greek Αρτεμισία το αψίνθιο) has its natural occurrence in the temperate regions of Eurasia and in North Africa. Although the plant is often found in Europe and it is one of the medicinal herbs cultivated in the monastery gardens for centuries, due to its rather unassuming appearance, it is not recognized by many forest walkers.
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Artemisia Vulgaris

Artemisia Vulgaris (commonly known as mugwort, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, Old Uncle Henry, sailor’s tobacco, naughty man, old man or St. John’s plant ) is a tall herbaceous perennial plant growing 1–2 m tall, with a woody root, native to temperate Europe, Asia, northern Africa and Alaska.Read more

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Amber (Baltic Succinite)

Amber (from Central Low German: Börnesteen, i.e. "Brennstein") is a fossil resin that comes from an extinct plant species that has not yet been finally identified. By far the most common type of amber is succinite, of which there are estimated to be more than 640,000 t in the Baltic States.
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Birch

Birch is a thin-leaved, generally small to medium-sized deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams, and is closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. They are typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern temperate and boreal climates.Read more

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Boswellia sacra

Boswellia sacra (commonly known as frankincense or olibanum-tree) is a tree in the Burseraceae family, from which frankincense,  a resinous dried sap, is harvested. It is native to the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Yemen) , and northeastern Africa (Somalia). Read more

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Cedrus deodara

Cedrus deodara (deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar) is a species of cedarnative to the western Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and northern India, in Tibet and western Nepal, occurring at 1,500–3,200 m (4,921–10,499 ft) altitude.Read more

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Copal

Copal is a name given to tree resin from the copal tree Protium copal (Burseraceae) that is particularly identified with the aromatic resins used by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned incense and other purposes. Read more

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Cupressus sempervirens (cypress)

Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean cypress (also known as Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, graveyard cypress, or pencil pine), is a species cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region, in Libya, Albania, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Malta, Italy, Jordan and Iran.

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Elemi

Elemi - Canarium is a genus of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees, in the family Burseraceae. They grow naturally across tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Indochina, Malesia, Australia and western Pacific Islands; including from southern Nigeria east to Madagascar, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and India;Read more

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