Click here to open feedback window. Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria 264 Aglaia penningtoniana  Meliaceae Distribution Papua New Guinea Habitat Occurring between 30 and 1550m the species is found in tropical, lowland to montane rainforest. Population Status and Trends A variable species endemic to Papua New Guinea. The levels of selective logging and conversion of forest for agriculture may pose potentially serious threats. Role of species in the Ecosystem Threats Overexploitation, extensive agriculture. Utilisation Little information is available on the species use but it is thought to be of value as a timber. Trade IUCN Conservation category VU A1c according to Pannell (1997). Conservation Measures Forest Management and Silviculture References Lemmens, R.H.M.J., I. Soerianegara, & W.C. Wong (eds.). 1995. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(2). Timber trees: Minor commercial timbers. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers. 655 pp. Pannell, C. 1997. Comments regarding the threat status of Aglaia trees. Pannell, C.M. 1992. A taxonomic monograph of the genus Aglaia Lour. (Meliaceae). London: HMSO. 1-379.