Click here to open feedback window. Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria 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.