Kauri gum
- Description
- Kauri trees naturally ooze resin that hardens to form amber-like masses (true amber is fossilised tree resin). The resin is flammable and can be used to light fires and torches. Burnt gum mixed with animal fat is an important ingredient in the dyes used for traditional Maori tattoos.
- Accession Loan No.
- 81/1964/5
- Collection Class
- Plants
- Common Name
- kauri gum
- Simple Name
- resin
- Full Name
- Agathis australis (D Don) Loudon: New Zealand kauri: kauri gum: resin
- Cultural Group
- Maori
- Production Country
- New Zealand
- Production Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Production Continent
- Oceania
- Family Group
- Collection Country
- New Zealand
- Collection Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Collection Continent
- Oceania
- Phylum
- PINOPHYTA
- Family
- ARAUCARIACEAE
- Genus
- Agathis
- Species
- australis
