Aquilaria in the CITES appendices, 2004

The current genus listing is a later event on record (in force 23 February 2023).

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Date

2004 (year)

documented

In 2004, a list of all Aquilaria species was included in supplementary materials of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) treaty [6].

GC-13 · Baig et al. (2025). Agarwood in the Modern Era: Integrating Biotechnology and Pharmacology for Sustainable Use · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Label

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confidence B

Kind

trade

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confidence B

What happened

All Aquilaria species, the agarwood trees, are listed under CITES.

documented

In 2004, a list of all Aquilaria species was included in supplementary materials of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) treaty [6].

GC-13 · Baig et al. (2025). Agarwood in the Modern Era: Integrating Biotechnology and Pharmacology for Sustainable Use · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Place

not on record

not on record

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Materials

• agarwood oil (oud oil)

Botanicals

• Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.

Sources

1. GC-13 · Baig A, Akram A, Lin MK. Agarwood in the Modern Era: Integrating Biotechnology and Pharmacology for Sustainable Use. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2025;26(17):8468. DOI 10.3390/ijms26178468. PMID 40943390. PMCID PMC12428735. doi.org/10.3390/ijms26178468 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0

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