Oud Evolution

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Alkhadra

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Assalamu Alaykm and hello everyone! Wanted to share a little something I put together. The Evolutionary Oud Tree!

I've posted it on the Al Hashimi blog in three separate parts, namely:
Part 1 - The Methodology <Click Here>
Part 2 - The Results <Click Here>
Part 3 - The Gyrinops Schism <Click Here>

You can click the links above to check out the full write-ups if you want to have a more in depth look regarding the processes that went on behind the scenes to gather the findings.

Behold, the Evolutionary Oud Tree:

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Please feel free to chime in here on any opinion or idea you'd might have! I'd love to hear all your thoughts.
 
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Assalamu Alaykm and hello everyone! Wanted to share a little something I put together. The Evolutionary Oud Tree!

I've posted it on the Al Hashimi blog in three separate parts, namely:
Part 1 - The Methodology <Click Here>
Part 2 - The Results <Click Here>
Part 3 - The Gyrinops Schism <Click Here>

You can click the links above to check out the full write-ups if you want to have a more in depth look regarding the processes that went on behind the scenes to gather the findings.

Behold, the Evolutionary Oud Tree:

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Please feel free to chime in here on any opinion or idea you'd might have! I'd love to hear all your thoughts.
Nice! Possible to add in the countries for each species?
 
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Alkhadra

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Nice! Possible to add in the countries for each species?
Hey there, of course! Take a look below:

Aquilaria agallocha: India, Bangladesh, Burma
Aquilaria beccariana: Malaysia, Indonesia
Aquilaria crassna: Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and possibly Burma as well.
Aquilaria cumingiana: Indonesia, Philippines
Aquilaria filaria: Indonesia
Aquilaria hirta: Indonesia, Malaysia
Aquilaria khasiana: India
Aquilaria malaccensis: Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma
Aquilaria microcarpa: Indonesia, Malaysia
Aquilaria rostrata: Malaysia
Aquilaria rugosa: Vietnam
Aquilaria sinensis: China, Vietnam, Laos, Burma
Aquilaria subintegra: Thailand, Cambodia
Aquilaria yunnanensis: China
Gyrinops walla: Sri Lanka
Gyrinops ledermannii: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Gyrinops versteegii: Indonesia
 

timoudthy

Active Member
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That's a great list. Thank you for sharing. I found a list on Wikipedia but it fell short of yours. Thanks Alkhadra for the great chart diagram.
Just a thought...With all the jungles and rainforests in Central and South America is there absolutely no species that creates the resin reaction as do the well known Aquilarias of Asia and Indonesia areas? I guess they only evolved on that side of the Pacific. Seems strange but localized species like Australian marsupials may be a good analogy. Just wondering.
 
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Alkhadra

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That's a great list. Thank you for sharing. I found a list on Wikipedia but it fell short of yours. Thanks Alkhadra for the great chart diagram.
Just a thought...With all the jungles and rainforests in Central and South America is there absolutely no species that creates the resin reaction as do the well known Aquilarias of Asia and Indonesia areas? I guess they only evolved on that side of the Pacific. Seems strange but localized species like Australian marsupials may be a good analogy. Just wondering.
There could very well be some resin producing species in the Americas, I honestly haven't looked into it. Too busy with all things Oudy ;)

Oh and you are very welcome!
 

Martin

Active Member
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There could very well be some resin producing species in the Americas, I honestly haven't looked into it. Too busy with all things Oudy ;)

Oh and you are very welcome!
Aquilaria species has a geographical range just like other trees. If there were agarwood trees anywhere else they would have been discovered and exploited by now.
 
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Alkhadra

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Aquilaria species has a geographical range just like other trees. If there were agarwood trees anywhere else they would have been discovered and exploited by now.
Exactly, hence why I said, "resin producing species" and not Aquilaria.