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APPENDIX 7.
FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES PRIORITIES
(BY REGION, SPECIES AND OPERATION)

SPECIES IDENTIFIED AS HIGH, GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND/OR NATIONAL PRIORITY (continue)

SPECIES Operations/Activities      REMARKS
End use of speciesExplorationEvaluationConservationGermplasm use
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11. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

            
Acacia ampliceps  1 1  3  
A. aulacocarpa  1 1    Potential for tropical lowlands
A. auriculiformis       3 Biogeographic descriptions, sampling, PVT completed
A. cincinnata    2    Potential agroforestry species for tropical lowlands
A. colei   111  22Human food (seeds)
A. cowleana    1    Species for tropical lowland sites with poor soils.
A. crassicarpa        12Biogeographic descriptions, sampling, PVT completed
A. dealbata   3    Tolerant of drought and frost.
A. decurrens  2 3     
A. holosericea         PVT. Incl. “A. colei” M.S.
A. leptocarpa  2 2     
A. mangium      11Biogeographic descriptions, sampling, PVT. Hybrids being developed with A. auriculiformis
A. mearnsii   1  3  
A. melanoxylon 2 3   3 
A. saligna  1 2  1 Dune fixation.
A. stenopylla  2 2     
A. tumida  1 2     
A. victoriae  1 1  1  
Araucaria cunninghamii   2 2  11Int. PVT in progress
Alstonia scholaris  1 2     
Calamus spp.   1 3     
Casuarina cunninghamiana        PVT.
C. equisetifolia   22  22Limits of natural distribution unclear. Considerable prov. variation in int. PVT
C. glauca   3    Salt tolerant
C. obesa     3    Salt tolerant
Eucalyptus badjensis   2 2     
E. benthamii   121113Restricted natural distribution. (E) in parts of range. Promissing in trials
E. camaldulensis 1 11 11Int. PVT in progress. Ex situ cons. stands for some prov.
E. citriodora 2 1  11 
E. cloeziana    1  2  
E. delegatensis        1 PVT
E. dives var. “c”   1 2   1Cineole oil production
E. dunnii   2 2  1 Bulk seed difficult and costly to obtain
E. fastigata   2      PVT
E. glaucescens    2    Very cold resistant
E. globulus ssp. bicostata         Int.PVT in progress. Tolerates colder and drier conditions than ssp. globulus
E. globulus ssp. globulus      1 Int. PVT in progress. (E) some provenances
E. globulus ssp. maidenii      1 Int. PVT in progress. May be superior to ssp. globulus in uniform to summer rainfall areas
E. grandis      1 PVT.
E. microtheca  1      Int. PVT in progress. Grows on heavy clay soils
E. nitens        1 PVT. Bulk seed difficult and costly to obtain
E. occidentalis  1 1    Tolerates sline soils and high pH
E. paniculata  1 1     
E. pellita    2  22Closely related to E. urophylla. Potential for hybridization
E. pilularis   3      PVT
E. polybractea   2 2   1High yield of cineole oil
E. radiata   2     1Some forms high yield of cineole oil
E. regnans        1 PVT
E. resinifera   2 2     
E. robusta   1 2     
E. saligna        11PVT
E. tereticornis  1    11PVT
E. viminalis          PVT
Grevillea pteridifolia  3 3     
G. robusta    3  2 Inbreeding a concern in exotic populations
Macadamia spp.   22233 3Nuts
Melaleuca cajuputi  1 1     
M. dealbata  1 2     
M. quinquenervia  1 2     
Melia azedarach var. australasica  1 1     
Paulownia spp.           
Pinus caribaea           
P. elliottii           
P. pinaster           
P. radiata (exotic)      1   (E) in parts of range. Cedro Is.
P. taeda           
Populus spp.           
Pseudotsuga menzesii          PVT
Sesbania formosa  1 1    Close relative of S. grandiflora
Toona australis   1 2     

12. PACIFIC ISLANDS

            
Acacia auriculiformis 2 3 112 
A. aulacocarpa 2 3 23  
A. crassicarpa  2 2 113 
A. mangium      3311 
Agathis labillardieri  2 311   
A. robusta  2 311   
Araucaria cunninghamii   2 31323 
Calophyllum spp. 2 11112 
Canarium indicum  2 1 111 
Canarium solomonensis   1222 22 
Casuarina equisetifolia   22  22 
Casuarina grandis 2 1 113 
C. oligodon 2 1 113 
Casuarina spp. 1 1 11  
Cedrela ordorata (exotic)        1Breeding progr.
Ceuthostoma spp. 2 1 11  
Dracontomelon spp.  2 211 3 
Gmelina arborea (exotic)    3  21Breeding progr.
Gymnostoma spp. 2 1 11  
E. deglupta     22 22 
E. pellita    2  22 
E. urophylla (exotic)           
Melaleuca spp. 2 2 11  
Ocomeles sumatrana 2 2 22  
Paraserianthes falcateria 1223311 
Pinus caribaea       222 
Pometia spp.  2 211 1 
Pterocarpus indica  2 1 111 
Swietenia macrophylla       311Intro. and eval. of prov. from natural range desirable
Tectona grandis (exotic)       21Breeding progr.
Terminalia brassii          
T. impediens  2 1 1 1 

In addition to the species listed pp. 21 – 56 the following species and genera have been reported by collaborators in the South Pacific as beeing in need of early attention (exploration, evaluation and conservation):

South Pacific

Aleurites moluccana
Araucaria hunsteinii
Broussonetia papyrifera
Intsia bijuga
Inocarpus fagifer
Mangifera indica
Rhizophera spp.
Spondias dulcis

LEGEND FOR SPECIES LISTS
End uses
1.Industrial wood
(logs, sawtimber, construction wood, plywood, chip and particle board, wood pulp etc.)
2.Industrial non-wood products
(gums, resin, oils, tannins)
3.Fuelwood, posts, poles
(firewood, charcoal, roundwood used on-farm)
4.Other uses, goods and services
(food, fodder, land stabilization/amelioration, shade, shelter, environmental values) Complementary information is, at times given in the “Remarks” column.
 
Exploration
5.Biological information
(natural distribution, taxonomy, genecology, phenology etc.)
 
Evaluation
6.In situ
(population studies)
7.Ex situ
(provenance and progeny tests)
 
Conservation
8.In situ
9.Ex situ
 
Germplasm use
10.Semi-bulk/bulk seedlots, reproductive materials
11.Selection and improvement
 
Remarks
12.Specific uses not obvious from columns 1–4 are mentioned. Also, work in progress is reported in this column. For clarification, reference is sometimes made to a specific country.
 PVT=provenance trials
 PGT=progeny trials
 CLT=clonal trials
 SO=seed orchard
 (E)=endangered at species or provenance level
 
Rating
For columns 1–4: as appropriate
 
For columns 5–11:
1.Highest priority, action should start, or be continued, with immediate effect
2. Promt action recommended, action should start within next two biennia
3. Action required in quinquennium 1994–1999

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