WOOD RESEARCH Volume 71, Number 1, 2026
RIZKI ARISANDI, AISHAH AGUSTIAN, DWI LARASWATI, IKHNU PAWESTRI WARDANI, MASAGUS MUHAMMAD PRIMA PUTRA, GANIS LUKMANDARU, Andrian Fernandes, AULIA NUR LAKSMITA, DEBY MIPA SALAM, and RIZKI MAHARANI

The Extractive Analysis of Resins from Dipterocarpus verrucosus Fowx. E and Araucaria cunninghamii Aiton ex D. Don

The extractive analysis of D. verrucosus and A. cunninghamii identified key chemical markers in their resins. GC-MS analysis showed that sesquiterpenes, such as β-spathulenol and β-elemene were dominant in the neutral fractions of the two species. Furthermore, diterpenes, especially thunbergol, were found to be dominant in D. verrucosus while absent in A. cunninghamii. In addition, the acidic fractions were primarily composed of fatty and resin acids, mainly palmitic acid (D. verrucosus) and sandaracopimaric acid (A. cunninghamii). The study concludes that the specific combination of sesquiterpenes, fatty acids, and resin acids serves as a chemical fingerprint for the two species.

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 68, Number 3, 2023
Fatimah Ayu Warahapsari, Masendra, and Andrian Fernandes

Short notes: A Chemotaxonomic Study of the Resins from Three Dipterocarp Species (Shorea macrophylla, Shorea pinanga, and Shorea hopeifolia)

A chemotaxonomic study on the resins of Shorea macrophylla, Shorea pinanga, and Shorea hopeifolia was conducted. The dichloromethane extracts were separated into neutral and acidic fractions and then analyzed using GC-MS. The neutral fraction analysis revealed that spathulenol, caryophyllene oxide, aromadendrene oxide, and isoaromadendrene epoxide were the major constituents in all three species. Furthermore, the main compound in the neutral fraction of Shorea hopeifolia was isocaryophyllene which was undetected in the other two species. The major constituent of the acidic fraction of the three species was hexadecanoic acid, while pentadecanoic acid was the major constituent in the acidic fraction of Shorea pinanga and Shorea hopeifolia. Therefore, the presence of sesquiterpenes as well as fatty acids in S. macrophylla, S. pinanga, and S. hopeifolia was discovered to be a marker for identifying the genus Shorea.