Aquilaria rostrata

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Aquilaria rostrata
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Aquilaria
Species: A. rostrata
Binomial name
Aquilaria rostrata
Ridley

Aquilaria rostrata is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is classified as vulnerable by the by the IUCN. It is sometimes used for agarwood,[1] but this practice is discouraged by environmental groups.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry 33:Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VII . Y. P.S. Bajaj. Springer, 1999.
  2. ^ Burfield , Tony. " Threatened & Vulnerable Aromatic Species:." Jan 2005.http://www.cropwatch.org/cropwatch7.htm (accessed Aug 25 2007).