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266 Aglaia silvestris
Meliaceae
ganggo, pacar kidang, kayu wole, bekak, segera,
lantupak, salamingai, panuhan,
chanchamot. Distribution:
Cambodia, India
(Andaman and
Nicobar Is
- Andaman
Is, Andaman
and Nicobar Is - Nicobar Is), Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Java, Kalimantan,
Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia,
Sabah, Sarawak), Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago,
North Solomons, Papua New Guinea), Philippines, Solomon
Islands (South Solomon), Thailand, Viet Nam Habitat
A species of primary forest, swamps, savannah, kerengas, monsoon
forest, moss forest, also occurring along roads and
rivers up to 2100m. Population Status
and Trends A widespread, variable species found
in diverse habitat types up to 2100m throughout Malesia
and Indochina. Habitat destruction is a continuous and potentially very
serious threat. Role
of species in the Ecosystem Threats
Utilisation The
wood is light and used in house-building and for making agricultural tools. The
fruit are edible. Trade
IUCN Conservation category
LR/nt according to Pannell (1997).
Conservation Measures Forest
Management and Silviculture Propagation and planting
experiments are taking place on a small scale. References
Chinh, N.N. et al.
1996. Vietnam Forest Trees. Forest Inventory and Planning Institute.
Agricultural Publishing House, Hanoi. Kessler, Paul
J.A., Kade Sidiyasa, Ambriansyah Zainal, & Arifin Zainal. 1995. Checklist
of secondary forest trees in East and South Kalimantan, Indonesia. 84pp.
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.