Palaquium Gutta (Noun)
Meaning
One of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Palaquium gutta is one of several East Indian trees that have been historically valued for their gutta-percha resin.
- The bark of the Palaquium gutta tree can be used to make gutta-percha, which was highly prized for waterproofing ships.
- The species Palaquium gutta was used extensively by early colonizers in Malaysia for the extraction of its latex, gutta-percha.
- Local foresters still seek to protect Palaquium gutta and similar tree species to conserve natural rubber supplies.
- Overharvesting Palaquium gutta in some Southeast Asian forests contributed to habitat destruction in earlier times.