Aquilaria malaccensis
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A. agallocha[1][2], |
Aquilaria malaccensis is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
[edit] Economics
Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source[4] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense.[1] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mould, Phaeoacremonium parasitica,[5] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Broad, S. (1995) "Agarwood harvesting in Vietnam" TRAFFIC Bulletin 15:96
- ^ a b c d Anonymous (November 2003) "Annex 2: Review of Significant Trade: Aquilaria malaccensis" Significant trade in plants: Implementation of Resolution Conf. 12.8: Progress with the Implementation of Species Reviews (CITES PC14 Doc.9.2.2) Fourteenth meeting of the Plants Committee, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Windhoek, Namibia
- ^ Barden, Angela (2000) Heart of the Matter: Agarwood Use and Trade and CITES Implementation for Aquilaria malaccensis [1] TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, ISBN 1-85850-177-6
- ^ Ng, L.T., Chang Y.S. and Kadir, A.A. (1997) "A review on agar (gaharu) producing Aquilaria species" Journal of Tropical Forest Products 2(2): pp. 272-285
- ^ formerly Phialophora parasitica Crous, P. W. et al. (1996) "Phaeoacremonium gen. nov. associated with wilt and decline diseases of woody hosts and human infections." Mycologia 88(5): pp. 786–796
[edit] References
- Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam) 1998. Aquilaria malaccensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
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