This family also contains the plant referred to as (lign) aloe in the Old Testament (Numbers 24:6, Psalm 45:8); the plant is Aquilaria agallocha, which is synonymous with A. malaccensis Lamk., and is the source of agarwood. Agarwood results from a fragrant resin produced in the heartwood in response to a fungal infection. A legend associated with the tree is a that it originally came from a cutting/seedling brought from the Garden of Eden by Adam.
