Vietnam has a type of wood "more expensive than gold", the world has only 8 trees left

This plant species has extremely poor natural regeneration ability, so it is facing serious risk of extinction.

Gù hương is a plant species endemic to Vietnam, discovered and published by French botanist MH Lecomte in 1913. (Photo: DNVN)

The tree contains precious essential oils with the main ingredient being camphor, which has a characteristic aroma and has medicinal, cosmetic and insect repellent values. (Photo: govi)

Rosewood is famous for its pleasant fragrance, high resistance to termites and is considered a "treasure" of nature. (Photo: govi)

Gù hương essential oil was once called "liquid gold", at one point reaching a price of 1 million VND/liter - equivalent to two taels of gold. (Photo: govi)

This is one of the woods more expensive than gold, sought after for commercial purposes and used in high-end furniture. (Photo: govi)

A survey from 2010–2015 showed that there were only 53 houttuynia cordata trees left in Vietnam, most of them in home gardens, and only 8 in the wild. (Photo: DNVN)

The humpback whale has extremely poor natural regeneration ability, so it is facing a serious risk of extinction. (Photo: Dan Viet)

For that reason, this plant species has been classified as a rare and endangered forest plant according to Decree 31/2006/ND-CP of the Government . (Photo: hoathomcola.vn)

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