Click here to open feedback window. Annex 2. Profiles of Tree Species: Asia 265 Aglaia perviridis  Meliaceae tengkorak lang, tenkohalang, goi xanh Distribution Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India (Andaman and Nicobar Is - Andaman Is), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Thailand, Viet Nam Habitat Occurring between 100 and 1330m, the species is found in tropical or subtropical primary evergreen forest, monsoon and secondary  forest on limestone or deep ferralitic wet and well-drained soils. Population Status and Trends Although a common species much of the habitat is threatened with destruction. In Viet Nam populations are sporadic in Que Phong and Qui Chau Districts. Role of species in the Ecosystem Threats Utilisation The fruit is eaten locally. The timber is used in construction, ship and boat-building, for household utensils and agricultural tools. It is often planted as an ornamental tree. Trade IUCN Conservation category VU A1c according to Pannell (1997). Conservation Measures Forest Management and Silviculture Regeneration is said to be poor in Viet Nam and saplings are rarely found under the canopy of mother trees (Chinh et al., 1996). References Chinh, N.N. et al. 1996. Vietnam Forest Trees. Forest Inventory and Planning Institute. Agricultural Publishing House, Hanoi. 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.