Species identified as high, global, regional and/or national priority

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Background information

Southeast Asia excluding China and India (2001)

SPECIES
End use of species
Operations / Activities
 REMARKS
Exploration & collection
Evaluation
Conservation
Germplasm use
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Acacia auriculiformis

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*
 
 

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1

1

1

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1

1

Int. PVT in progress. Hybrids now developed against ¿heart rot¿

A. catechu

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*

*

*

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3

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3

2

2

2

2

MPTS for farmers

A. cressicarpa

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*
 

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1

1

1

1

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1

1

Int. PVT in progress. Hybrids now developed against ¿heart rot¿

A. mangium

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*
 

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2
 

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1

1

1

Int. PVT in progress. Hybrids now developed against ¿heart rot¿

Afzelia xylocarpa

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*
 

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1
 

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2

Good quality timber

Agathis spp.

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*
 

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1
 

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1

2

1

Indonesia and Malaysia

Aquilaria spp.

*

*

*
 

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1

1

1

1

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1

1

Medicinal products

Artocarpus heterophyllus

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*

*

*

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2

2

2

2

2

2

2

MPTS for farmers

Araucauria spp.

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*

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2
 

2
 

2

1

2

Int. PVT in progress

Azadirachta spp.

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*

*

*

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1

1

1

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1

1

1

Int. PVT in progress

Cassia siamea

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*

*

*

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2

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2

2

Dry area spp.

Casuarina spp.

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*

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Int. PVT. Coastal planting

Dalbergia spp.

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*
 

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Excellent wood

Dipterocarp spp.

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*

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1

1

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1

Quality timber for building and furniture

Dyera costulata

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*

*
 

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1

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1

1

1

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1

Timber and gum

Endospermum malaccensis

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*
 

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3

Light wood

Eucalyptus spp.

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*

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1

Int. PVT in progress. Hybrid

Gmelina arborea

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*
 

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2

1

1

Good timber for ASEAN

Leucaena leucocephala

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*

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1
 

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1

MPTS. Need selection

Paraserianthes falcataria

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*

*

*

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1

2

1

1

1

1

1

Good for biomass & veneer

Parkia spp.

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*

*

*

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1

1

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1

1

1

1

MPTS spp.

Peronema canensis

*
 

*
 

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1

1

1

1

1

1

1

MPTS spp.

Pinus spp.

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*

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1

Timber species

Pterocarpus spp.

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*
 

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1

Excellent timber for furniture

Rhizophora spp.

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*

*
 

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1

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1

1

Threatened by aquaculture

Santalum album

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*

*
 

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2

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Promising MPTS

Swietenia spp.

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*
 

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1

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1

1

Promising timber for ASEAN

Tectona grandis

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Very important species

*** Species withdrawn from the 1999 list

*** Species added to the 1999 list

last updated:  Wednesday, August 1, 2007