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FAMILY Species (& Range States) Workshop comments
5 GUTTIFERAE Calophyllum euryphyllum
(ID)
6 Calophyllum inophyllum
(KH, ID, LA, MY, PH, TH, VN,
other)
7 LAURACEAE Phoebe elliptica
(ID, MY)
It was noted that not enough information is available on the distribution of C. euryphyllum
in Indonesia, and therefore it was not clear whether the species is a single-country
endemic (Setyawati, 2007).
Leach (2007) indicated that C. inophyllum is very widespread, occurring throughout the
coasts of the region, and that it provides good wood for furniture.
Sam (2007) reported that the species is common in Viet Nam, and that no information on
trade was available for the country.
Johnson (2007) noted that source countries often report exported timber as Calophyllum
spp. or even provide common names only, and that importing countries may give this
timber a species-level name without really knowing which species it is.
Comments relating to Cambodia provided after the workshop by Thy (2007):
Cambodian name: Khchung
Habitat: Native to Cambodia in dry evergreen forest and evergreen forest. Some
Calophyllum spp. were observed in hill evergreen forest up to 1300m.
Threats: Habitat loss.
Utilization: Timber is used for construction in some rears where good quality trees are
scarce. Lasting wood, resistant to insects is used to build boat, poles, and houses. Leaves
are inhaled to treat headache and dizziness. Oil from seed is mixed with another oil from
Hynocarpus kurzii is used against leprosy (Dy Phon, 2000).
Trade: Not reported, but possibly to neighboring countries.
No information on trade in P. elliptica was available from Indonesia (Partomihardjo,
2007). The species is not included in the country’s list of protected species, and it was
suggested that since the forest in west Java is almost completely gone, P. elliptica is likely
to be rare there, yet probably still present (Partomihardjo, 2007).
The conservation status of the species was reported to be unknown in Malaysia, where it
was considered unlikely to be in trade (Chua, 2007).
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