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| Erythrophleum
fordii
Leguminosae Distribution China (Guangdong, Guangxi), Taiwan, Viet Nam Habitat Monsoon or rainforest up to 800m. Population status and trends The Chinese populations are largely reduced to trees left standing around populated areas. The species range in Viet Nam extends from the border with China to Quang Nam-Da Nang Province. Occurring, in monsoon or rainforest it can form a scattered or dominant component. Role of species in the ecosystem No information. Threats In China, overcutting is the main threat. Clear-felling and logging of the habitat together with clearance for agriculture are other threats to the species. Utilisation A valuable timber tree. Trade IUCN Conservation category EN A1cd - Nghia Conservation measures No conservation measures are recorded for populations in China. In Viet Nam seeds have been collected from nine areas within the distribution range of the species and ex situ conservation stands will be established at Cau Hai Silviculture Centre (Nghia, 1997). Forest management and silviculture In China, plantations were established in the 1950s to increase supplies of the hard wood but demands are still in excess of what can be sustainably provided. References Fu, Li-kuo & Jian-ming Jin (eds.). 1992. China Plant Red Data Book. Beijing: Science Press. xviii-741. Loc, Phan Ke. 1992. Annotations to: Conservation status listing for Vietnam dated 25 March 1992. (unpublished). 49pp. Loc, Phan Ke. 1986. Lists of rare and endangered plant species of Vietnam (1986-1988). (unpublished). Nghia, H. 1997. Strategy for conservation of forest genetic resources - an important part of biodiversity conservation in Viet Nam. In: Report of the Third Regional Workshop of the Conservation and sustainable management of trees project. National Environment Protection Bureau. 1987. The list of rare and endangered plants protected in China. Botanical Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing: Academy Press. 96pp. |
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