Appendices (continue)

APPENDIX 6.
FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES PRIORITIES
(BY REGION, SPECIES AND OPERATION)

SPECIES IDENTIFIED AS TOP PRIORITY FOR FAO COORDINATED ACTIVITIES (continue)

SPECIES					Operations/Activities							REMARKS
	End use of species				Exploration	Evaluation		Conservation		Germplasm use
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
4. CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA (EXCL. BRAZIL)
Bombacopsis quinata					1	1	1	1	1	2	1	PVT, PGT in progress. SO. (E) in parts of range
Calliandra calothyrsus					1	1	1	1	1	2	1	Int. PVT in progress
Cedrela odorata					1	1	1	1	1	3	1	PVT, PGT in progress. Some populations are (E)
Cordia alliodora								1	1	1	1	PVT, PGT, CLT in progress, SO
Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis								1	1	1	1	Int. PVT, PGT in progress. Ex situ cons. stands, SO
Pinus patula ssp. tecunumanii								1	1	1	1	Int. PVT, PGT in progress. In situ and ex situ cons. stands
Swietenia macrophylla					1	1	1	1	1	3	1	PVT in progress. Individual selection required for resistance to Hypsipyla. (E) in parts of range
Tabebuia rosea					1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Vochysia guatemalensis					1	1	1	1	3	2	1	PVT, PGT in progress
5. BRAZIL
Aniba duckei					1	1	2	1	2			(E) all range. Medicinal products
Bertholetia excelsa						1	1	1	1	1	1	Human food
Cedrela fissilis					1	1	2	1	2	1	1	(E) in parts of range
Dalbergia nigra					1	1	1	1	1			(E) all range
Euterpe edulis						1	1	1	1	2	3	Human food
Ocotea catharinensis					1	1	2	1	2
Swietenia macrophylla						1	2	1	2	1	1	(E) in parts of range
6. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE
No species were identified as top priority species for FAO coordinated activities.
7. MEDITERRANEAN REGION, SOUTHERN EUROPE AND NEAR EAST
Acacia nilotica					1	1	1			1		Int. PVT in progress
A. senegal					1	1	1			1	1
A. tortilis (incl. ssp. raddiana)					1	1	1			1		Int. PVT in progress
Cedrus atlantica					1	2	2			1	2	Int. testing in progress
C. libani					1	2	2	1	1	1	2	Int. testing in progress. National stands in Lebanon (E)
Prosopis cineraria					1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Quercus suber					1	1	1			2	1
Tetraclinis articulata					1	1	1	2	2
8. SOUTH AND EAST ASIA (EXCL. CHINA AND INDIA)
Acacia mangium						2		1	1		1	Int. PVT in progress
Azadirachta indica (incl. var. siamensis)					1	1	1	2	1	1	1	Int. PVT initiated
Bamboo					1	1	1	1	1		1
Dipterocarpus spp.					1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hopea spp.					1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Parkia speciosa					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Human food (green pods)
Pterocarpus spp. (P. indicus, P. macrocarpus, P. marsupium)					1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Paraserianthes falcataria					2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Rattan					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	(E) in part of range
Rhizophora spp.					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Some populations threaten by agriculture in the region
Shorea spp.					1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Tectona grandis					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Int. PVT
9. NORTH, NORTH-EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA (INCL. CHINA AND INDIA)
Acacia senegal					1		3	1	1	1	1
A. catechu
A. tortilis					1		1		1	1	1
Albizia alata					1		1	1	1	1	1	India
Alnus spp.					1	1	1			2	1	Cold regions of China
Azadirachta indica					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Int. PVT initiated
Bamboo					1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Calamus spp.					2			1				Overexploited, poor regeneration, recalcitrant seed
Casuarina equisetifolia (exotic)						2	2	2	2	2	2	India
Casuarina junghuhniana (exotic)						1	1	1	1	1	1	China
Cedrus deodara					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	China and India. (E) in parts of range
Cercidiphyllum japonicum					1	1	1	1	1			(E). China
Dalbergia sissoo					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Wide genetic variation. India
Eucalyptus spp. (exotic)						1	1	2	2	2	2	Mainly E. globolus, E. grandis, E. tereticornis, E. camaldulensis, E. citriodora.
Fokienia hodginsi					1	1	1				1	Endemic to China
Gmelina arborea						1	1	1	1	1	1	Int. PVT
Hippophae rhamnoides					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	China. Fruits with high vitamin C content
Juglans regia					1	1		1			1	Himalayas. Nuts
Larix sibirica					1	1	1			2	1	Work in progress. China
Paulownia spp.					1	1	1	2	2	2	2	Work in progress. China
Pinus koraiensis					1	1	1	1		1	1	Work in progress in China. (E) in parts of range
P. massoniana					1	1	1	1	1		1	China
P. roxburghii					1	1	1	2	2	1	1	India. Resin producing
Populus spp.					2	2	2	1	1		2	Important in wide range of cold, dry, salty areas. China and India.
Rattan					1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Rhododendron spp.					1			1		1	1
Tectona grandis						1	1	1	1	1	1
Toona spp. (T. microcarpa, T. sinensis, T. sureni)					1	1	1				1	China
10. AFRICA
Acacia nilotica					2	2	1				2	Int. PVT in progress
A. senegal					1	1	1	3			2	Prov. seed collection in progress
A. tortilis (incl. ssp. raddiana)					2	2	1					Int. PVT in progress. (E) in parts of range
Azadirachta indica (exotic)					1	2	1		1	1	2	Int. PVT initiated
Dalbergia melanoxylon					2			1				(E) in parts of range
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (exotic)											2
Faidherbia albida					2	3	2			2	1	Seed collections, PVT, PGT and population genetics studies in progress.
Gmelina arborea (exotic)						2	1			2	2
Heritiera (syn. Tarrietia) utilis					2	2	2	1	3	3		Recalcitrant seed
Irvingia grandifolia					1		1	1
Pinus maximinoi (exotic)						1	1		1	1	1	(E) in parts of range
P. roxburghii (exotic)						1	2
Prosopis spp. (exotic)					2	2	1					Genetic control of invasive tendency required
Prunus africana					1	1	1	1	3			Bark used for extraction of chemicals by drug companies
Pterocarpus angolensis					3	2	2	1				In situ conservation in progress. Problem of die-back disease
Sclerocarya birrea					1	2	1
Tectona grandis (exotic)						1	1			2	1
Uapaca kirkiana					1	1	1			1	1
Vitellaria (syn. Butyrospermum) paradoxa					1			3			2	Seed recalcitrant, vegetative multiplication
Warburgia salutaris					1			1	1			(E) in parts of range
Ziziphus mauritiana					2	1	2					Evaluation of seed sources from India desirable
11. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Acacia auriculiformis											1	Biogeographic descriptions, sampling, PVT completed
A. colei					1	1	1			2	2	Seed used for human food
A. crassicarpa										1	2	Biogeographic descriptions, sampling, PVT completed
A. mangium										1	1	Biogeographic descriptions, sampling, PVT completed. Hybrids being developed with A. auriculiformis
Casuarina equisitifolia						2	2			2	2	Limits of natural distribution unclear. Considerable between prov. variation in international trials
Eucalyptus benthamii						1	2	1	1	1	3	Restricted natural distribution. Habitat threatened. Promising in trials
E. pellita							2			2	2	Closely related to E. urophylla. Potential for hybridization
Grevillea robusta							3			2		Inbreeding a concern in exotic populations
Pinus radiata (exotic)								1	1			(E) in parts of natural range
12. PACIFIC ISLANDS
Acacia mangium								3	3	1	1
Casuarina equisitifolia						2	2			2	2
Canarium solomonensis					1	2	2	2		2	2
Eucalyptus deglupta							2	2		2	2
E. pellita							2			2	2
Paraserianthes falcataria					1	2	2	3	3	1	1
Pinus caribeae (exotic)									2	2	2
Swietenia macrophylla (exotic)									3	1	1	Introduction and evaluation of provenances from natural range desirable

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