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FAMILY Species (& Range States) Workshop comments
12 SIMAROUBACEAE Ailanthus integrifolia
(ID, MY, PH, VN, other)
13 STERCULIACEAE Pterocymbium tinctorium
(KH, LA, MY, PH, TH, other)
A. integrifolia was reported to be common but not in trade in Viet Nam (VN participants,
2007).
It was noted that the species is not in the Philippines’ Red List and that there are no trade
records for the country (PH participants, 2007).
The species was considered to be widely distributed in Indonesia, but no information on
population status or on international trade was available from the country. It was
suggested that the wood of this species is mixed with that of others (ID participants,
2007).
It was reported to be very rare in Sarawak (Julaihi, 2007), but widespread in Sabah
(Sugau, 2007).
Common name: Tree of Heaven.
P. tinctorium was reported to be rather common in lowland forests in Thailand.
It was noted that this species is not in the Red List of the Philippines and that there are no
records of trade from the country.
The species is not in the list of protected species of Indonesia, and there are no records of
trade from the country.
The species was considered to be widespread in Malaysia, and it was noted that it also
occurs in Sarawak. No records of trade were reported from the country.
Reported to be common and not in trade in Lao P.D.R.
Occurrence in Cambodia was reported, but no information on status or trade could be
identified.
Comments from Cambodia provided after the workshop by Thy (2007):
Common names: Chan Tumpeang can; TMBaMg (Cambodia)
Habitat: In dense and secondary formation in tropical forest. White very soft wood used
to make matches. Bark is used as color dye (Dy Phon P., 2000)
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