Research Article

Mid and Near-Infrared Reflection Spectral Database of Natural Organic Materials in the Cultural Heritage Field

Table 4

Botanical origin and chemical composition of the analyzed plant resins [22].

OrderFamilyGenus (type of resin)Main composition

ConiferalesPinaceaePinus (colophony)Abietadienic acids, pimaradienic acids
Larix (Venetian turpentine)Abietadienic acids, pimaradienic acids, epimanool, larixol, larixyl acetate
AraucariaceaeAgathis (Manila copal)Sandaracopimaric acid, communic acid, agathic acid, abietic acid
CupressaceaeTetraclinis articulata (sandarac)Pimaradienic acids (sandaracopimaric acid), communic acid, totarol
GuttiferalesDipterocarpaceaeHopea (dammar)Dammaranes (hydroxydammarenone, dammaradienol), ursanes (ursonic acid, ursonaldehyde)
SapindalesAnacardiaceaePistacia (mastic)Euphanes (masticadienonic acid, isomasticadienonic acid), dammaranes, oleanananes (oleanonic acid, moronic acid)
ArecalesArecaceaeDaemonorops (dragon’s blood)Dracoresinotannol, dracorubin, dracorhodin, abietic acid