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Rediscovery of Aquilaria rostrata (Thymelaeaceae), a species thought to be extinct, and notes on Aquilaria conservation in Peninsular Malaysia


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Lee, Shiou Yih and Mohamed, Rozi (2016) Rediscovery of Aquilaria rostrata (Thymelaeaceae), a species thought to be extinct, and notes on Aquilaria conservation in Peninsular Malaysia. Blumea, 61 (1). pp. 13-19. ISSN 0006-5196; ESSN: 2212-1676

Abstract

After more than 100 years since the first discovery, Aquilaria rostrata, a critically endangered species listed in the IUCN Red List and presumably extinct, has been rediscovered in Terengganu State of Peninsular Malaysia. Here, we describe the history, taxonomy, ecology and conservation status of this endemic species, and compare our findings with the species description made from the first and only collection produced prior to this study. In addition, we present the similarities between A. rostrata and several Aquilaria species occurring in Peninsular Malaysia and neighbouring regions using molecular sequence data from the nuclear ribosomal DNA (Internal Transcribed Spacer) and chloroplast intergenic spacer region (trnL-trnF). Our morphological and sequence analyses support the separate status of A. rostrata, a long-lost endemic species of Malaysia.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916X691196
Publisher: Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Keywords: Aquilaria; Conservation status; Molecular identification; Peninsular Malaysia; Single mutations; Taxonomy
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2018 09:44
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2018 09:44
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.3767/000651916X691196
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53742
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