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The Methods of Examining Oud: The Morphological...

This article explains the three scientific methods of distinguishing the species of oud trees a general conceptual explanation: the morphological (the leaves, the flowers, the fruits, and the anatomy of...

Why Do Errors Occur in the Naming of Oud Species?

This article explains why the errors of naming the botanical species of oud abound: the difficulty of determining the species from the wood alone (without leaves or flowers), the scientific...

The Difference Between the Scientific Name and ...

This article distinguishes between two registers of oud names that are much confused: the fixed Latin binomial botanical scientific name (such as Aquilaria malaccensis) that the botanical classification governs and...

Can the Species of Oud Be Determined from the S...

An honest answer to a common question: is the scent of the wood enough to determine the botanical species of oud? No, not with a precision that can be relied...

How Is the Species of the Oud Tree Determined? ...

An honest overview of how the species of the oud tree is determined: why the determination is difficult (the closeness of the species, the absence of leaves and flowers from...

The Gyrinops salicifolia Tree: A Little-Documen...

A faithful introduction to Gyrinops salicifolia, the last of the oud tree species this guide introduces one by one and the scantest of them in documentation: its mentioned association with...