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Family
Species (& Range States) Workshop comments
5 Diospyros ferrea
(ID, LA, MY, PH, TH, VN,
other)
6 LEGUMINOSAE Dalbergia bariensis
(KH, LA, TH, VN)
D. ferrea was reported to be commonly known as Sea Ebony.
The species is not recognized taxonomically in Cambodia (Thy, 2007).
It is is in the Red List of the Philippines. No records of trade were reported in the country
(Madulid, 2007).
It was reported to occur in Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.
Occurrence also reported in Viet Nam, but no information on trade in the species was available
from the country.
No information was identified for this species in Laos P.D.R., and it was pointed out that the
country has no coast.
In Indonesia, the species was considered to be widespread but to possibly have low population
levels (Partomihardjo, 2007).
The genus Diospyros was considered to be traded in small volumes, for specific uses (Kashio, 2007).
It was suggested that information on the conservation status of the species given by an expert from
Papua New Guinea (see background document) may not be appropriate to the Southeast Asia
region (Soh, 2007).
It was reported that in Cambodia, D. bariensis is considered to be a synonym of D. oliveri. It was
noted that a 71.5-ha conservation area for the species exists in the country. It was also indicated
that the local name for the species is Neang Noun (Thy, 2007).
In Lao P.D.R., the species was considered to be endangered and is included in the country’s list of
species under special protection. Locally know as Kampi (LA participants, 2007).
In Viet Nam, a number of synonyms exist for this species, namely: D. oliveri, D. barinensis, and D.
mammosa. Locally known as Cam Lai and Cam Lai Ba Ria (VN participants, 2007). The species was
reported to be listed in the country’s Red Data Book (Sam, 2007).
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