The genus Dalbergia contains many valuable timber species threatened by illegal logging
and deforestation, but knowledge on distributions and threats is often limited and accurate …

Conservation and environmental management often rely heavily on official statistics, but
there are often concerns over accuracy and reliability, particularly true when dealing with …

Traditional wood identification techniques using light microscopy are usually sufficient to
identify a wood sample to the genus level. In some cases CITES legislation requires …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a potential, field-portable wood identification tool.
NIRS has been studied as tool to identify some woods but has not been tested for Dalbergia …

RATIONALE International trade of several Dalbergia wood species is regulated by The
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) …

Illegal logging and associated trade aggravate the over-exploitation of Swietenia species, of
which S. macrophylla King, S. mahagoni (L.) Jacq, and S. humilis Zucc. have been listed in …

Species identification of logs, planks, and veneers is difficult because they lack the
traditional descriptors such as leaves and flowers. An additional challenge is that many …

Accurate identification of species from timber is an essential step to help control illegal
logging and forest loss. However, current approaches to timber identification based on …

Dalbergia cultrate, Dalbergia latifolia, and Dalbergia melanoxylon are precious and
valuable traded timber species of the genus Dalbergia. For chemotaxonomical …

The wood anatomy of all currently CITES-listed angiosperm and conifer tree taxa is
illustrated with low-to high-power magnification light micrographs. Their diagnostic wood …