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FAMILY Species (& Range States) Workshop comments
13 SAPOTACEAE Palaquium impressinervium
(MY, TH)
14 Palaquium maingayi
(MY, TH)
15 STERCULIACEAE Pterocymbium beccarii
(ID)
16 VERBENACEAE Gmelina arborea
(KH, LA, MY, PH, TH, VN,
other)
17 Tectona grandis
(KH, ID, LA, MY, TH, VN,
other)
P. impressinervium was reported to be rare in Thailand, but not in the country’s Red
Data Book.
The species was considered to be widespread in Malaysia, and to be traded as a
group.
P. maingayi was reported to be rare but not threatened in Thailand.
The species was considered to be widespread in Malaysia, and to be traded as a
group.
P. beccarii occurs in East Java but it was not reported to be in trade from there.
It was noted that trade occurs mainly from Oceania.
G. arborea was considered to be in international trade, but of no conservation concern.
No further details were obtained on the species. The taxonomic name was not
recognized by the Cambodian delegates (Thy, 2007).
T. grandis was considered to be in international trade, but of no conservation concern.
No further details were obtained on the species.
Comments from Cambodia provided after the workshop by Thy (2007).
Common name: Maisak. Émsak (Cambodia)
Habitat: Deciduous forest in lowlands.
Population status and trends: No current reports of logging. The species is grown in
plantations.
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