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| Amburana cearensis
Leguminosae cerejeira, cumaré, cumarú, ishpingo, palo trébol, roble del pais, roble salteño, umburana do cheiro. Distribution Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru. It is not clear how or if the species is distinguished from A. acreana, which is mainly known from Brazil but also possibly occurs Bolivia and Peru. At present only one species is recognised in Bolivia (Killeen, 1997). Both species are recorded in different literature sources in Brazil. Habitat A tree of premontane forest with monsoon rains, seasonally dry. It is frequent in caatinga, rarer in deciduous forest in south Brazil and Argentina. Population Status and Trends A prime timber species, at least, in Bolivia and Brazil, all large trees are undergoing selective logging along with Machaerium and mahogany (Killeen, 1997). Stands of small trees of no commercial value survive around granitic outcrops (Killeen, 1997). Exploitation is also of a large scale in other parts of the species range. Populations are becoming increasingly isolated, lowering the potential for cross-pollination (Herran, 1996). Population density is very low in Argentina and clearance of the subAndean piedmont forest, where the species occurs, is continuing at an alarming rate (Prado, 1996). Regeneration appears to be poor where adequate management is not in place (Prado, 1996). Threats Overexploitation for commercial use, poor regeneration, habitat conversion for agriculture and cattle ranching (Prado, 1996). Utilisation The timber is used in construction work, decorative veneers and for making furniture. The seed and bark are used locally for their medicinal properties in Argentina (Prado, 1996). Trade A. cearensis is reported in exports of sawnwood from Peru in 1995 and from Brazil in 1994 (ITTO, 1997, 1995). In 1994, 6000m³ was exported from Brazil, selling at an average price of US$ 430.00/m³ (ITTO, 1995). Argentina is reported to have imported wood from Bolivia through Salta. Between April 1995 and April 1996 18,240m³was imported in this way (Herran, 1996).
Source: IBAMA, 1996 IUCN Conservation category EN A1acd+2cd according to the Americas Regional Workshop for the UNEP-WCMC/SSC Conservation and sustainable management of trees project (WCMC, 1996). Conservation Measures In Brazil the species is listed as threatened by IBAMA. This allows the species protection under both state and federal legislation. In Argentina legislation in Salta prohibits the cutting of trees less than 50cm DBH and in Jujuy completely bans the cutting of the species (Prado, D.E., 1996). References Centro de Datos para la Conservación. 1986. Lista preliminar de plantas especiales. Limón, Peru: Centro de Datos para la Conservación. 19pp. Chudnoff, M. 1984. Tropical timbers of the world. Forest Products Laboratory Madison, Wisconsin: United States Department ofAgriculture. 464pp. Halloy, Stephan. 1994. Annotations to the Argentina WCMC printout dated 17 Jan 1994. (unpublished). 23pp. Harcourt, C.S. and J.A. Sayer (eds.). 1996. The conservation atlas of tropical forests: the Americas. Simon & Schuster: Singapore. Herran 1996. Personal communication to Sara OldfieldIBAMA 1996. Fax to Nigel Varty concerning Brazilian export information for various timber species ITTO, 1995. Elements for the annual review and assessment of the world tropical timber situation. Draft Document. ITTO, 1997. Annual review and assessment of the world tropical timber situation 1996. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). Killeen, T. 1997. Comments on the species summaries for Bolivia. López, J. & Elbert L. Little. 1987. Arboles communes del Paraguay. Washington, DC: Peace Corps. 425pp. Prado, Darién E. & Peter E. Gibbs. 1993. Patterns of species distributions in the dry seasonal forests of South America. Ann. Missouri. Bot. Gard. 80(4): 902-927. Prado, D.E. 1996. Completed data collection forms for trees of Argentinia and neighbouring countries. Varty, N. and D.L. Guadagnin. 1996. Information sources on the biology, conservation and trade of tree species in Brazil. Unpublished document prepared for WCMC/SSC Conservation and Sustainable Management of Trees project UNEP-WCMC. 1996. Report of the Second Regional Workshop, held at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, 18-20 November 1996. Conservation and sustainable management of trees project. (unpublished).
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