Aquilaria rostrata

Aquilaria rostrata
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Aquilaria
Species:	A. rostrata
Binomial name
Aquilaria rostrata Ridley

Aquilaria rostrata is a species of tree in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is sometimes used for agarwood, ^[2] but unsustainable harvesting is believed to be threatening agarwood-producing species and therefore is discouraged by environmental groups. ^[3]

References

1. Harvey-Brown, Y. (2018). "Aquilaria rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T31810A88301971. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T31810A88301971.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry 33:Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VII. Y. P.S. Bajaj. Springer, 1999.
3. Burfield, Tony. " Threatened & Vulnerable Aromatic Species:." January 2005.http://www.cropwatch.org/cropwatch7.htm Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (accessed August 25, 2007).