Pinus merkusii (English: “Merkus pine (Sumatran pine)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Pine species occurring on blang-terreinen in sufficient quantity to initiate large-scale resin and turpentine extraction.
Translation
Merkus pine (Sumatran pine)
Description
Pine species occurring on blang-terreinen in sufficient quantity to initiate large-scale resinand turpentine extraction. Tolerates poor soil and drought, surviving where loofhout cannot regenerate due to repeated burning.balsem (resin) for resin/terpentine industry; wood usable for housing and crates.
Significance
The term Pinus merkusii is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 75, 184.