Native and Endangered Timber Tree Species in Homegardens of Northeast and Northcentral Vietnam

Abstract

Homegardens are receiving increasing attention for in situ plant genetic conservation inbiodiversity conservation programs To inform authorities and conservation stakeholders we investigated the diversity and provenance type of tree species in homegardens in Northeast and Northcentral Vietnam The study showed thattenof sixteen recorded timber trees are native to the country including one Aquilaria crassna classified as lsquo critically endangered two lsquo endagered rsquo Erythrophleum fordiiand Parashorea chinensis and one lsquo vulnerable rsquo Dalbergia tonkinensis according to the globalRed List of threatened tree species The study provides evidence for thepotential roleof homegardensas plant genetic source and in situ conservation and we recommend that the Government of Vietnamrecognizes this opportunity through support programs for diversification and domestication of native tree species for homegardens nbsp