Click here to open feedback window. Annex 2. Profiles of Tree Species: Asia 275 Calophyllum euryphyllum    Guttiferae Distribution Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Moluccas), Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea) Habitat This tree is scattered in primary rainforest up to 610m, sometimes on coral. Population Status and Trends Populations are restricted to Central and Milne Bay Districts, Papua New Guinea, the islands of Geelvink Bay and the Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, also on the Aru Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago (except New Ireland). It is expected that Calophyllum species will be more heavily harvested when other timber supplies have become exhausted. Role of species in the Ecosystem Threats Utilisation A source of bintangor, a general purpose timber suitable for light construction, flooring and panelling, boat-building, joinery, furniture, veneer and plywood. Trade The species is probably traded as calophyllum in Papua New Guinea. In 1995 Papua New Guinea recorded the export of 231,000m³ of calophyllum logs, valued at an average price of US$156/m³ (ITTO, 1997). IUCN Conservation category LRlc according to Stevens (1997). Conservation Measures Forest Management and Silviculture Preliminary data from Peninsular Malaysia indicate that members of the genus may be slow-growing, taking 70 years to attain a diameter of 50cm. References Conn, B.J. (ed.). 1995. Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea. Malaysia: Melborne University Press. 1-292. ITTO. 1997. Annual review and assessment of the world tropical timber situation. 1996. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). Soerianegara, I. & R.H.M.J. Lemmens (eds.). 1993. Plant Resources of South-East Asia 5(1). Timber trees: Major commercial timbers. Wageningen: Pudoc Scientific Publishers. 610 pp. Stevens, P.F. 1997. Annotations to a listing of draft species summaries for New Guinea for the Conservation and sustainable management of trees project.