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Family Species (& Range States) Workshop comments
4 LAURACEAE Cinnamomum porrectum
(ID, TH, VN, other)
5 LEGUMINOSAE Afzelia rhomboidea
(ID, MY, PH)
6 Kalappia celebica
(ID)
7 Pericopsis mooniana
(ID, MY, PH)
C. porrectum was reported to be widely distributed in yet rare in Java. No timber trade
was reported to take place. It was pointed out that the species is considered to have
some potential as an HIV cure, and LIPI (the Indonesian Institute of Sciences) is
collaborating to study this (Setyawati, 2007).
The species was reported to be rare in Viet Nam, although it is not listed in the
country’s Red Data Book. No information on trade was identified (Sam, 2007).
It Thailand, the species was not considered to be threatened nor rare, and it was noted
that its wood (from plantations) is used for handicrafts, as it has a nice scent (TH
participants, 2007).
It was reported to be a very common tree in Malaysia (Abdullah & Chua, 2007).
A. rhomboidea is included in the Philippines’ Red List, and felling of the species was
reported to be prohibited in the country, from where no trade was considered to take
place (Manila, 2007).
In Malaysia, no information on the species’ conservation status was available, and no
trade in the species was reported from the country (Saw, 2007).
It is in the list of protected species of Indonesia, where no trade was reported, except
for possibly domestic trade in Java (Partomihardjo, 2007).
K. celebica was reported to be an endemic species from Indonesia. No data was
identified on the trade or conservation status of the species.
Most trade in P. mooniana was considered to be historic, and very little current trade
was thought to take place.
No trade was reported from Malaysia (MY participants, 2007).
The species is listed as Vulnerable on the Red List of the Philippines (PH participants,
2007).
It was considered to be very rare in Indonesia (ID participants, 2007).
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