Species Use Database

Ramin
Gonystylus spp.

Used for Scientific Research in Sarawak

A. Species

Scientific name: Gonystylus spp.

Common name(s): Ramin

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Sarawak

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: Sarawak


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2013

End Year: 2013


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Logging and/or Wood Harvesting

Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Scientific Research

Motivation of use: Population/Area Management

Is this use legal or illegal?: not recorded


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: National / local private sector


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Details of assessment carried out: This report

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: This report details a DNA barcoding sequence technique and database for the conservation of ramin, specifically because ramin species are critically endangered.

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species


Record source

Information about the record source: grey_lit

Date of publication/issue/production: 2014-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

Development of DNA sequence database of ramin for DNA-based species identification (2014).
Bibian Diway
Lai Pei Sing
Kevin Ng Kit Siong
Tnah Lee Hong
Ng Chin Hong
Lee Soon Leong
Lucy Chong
Sarawak Forestry Corportation & ITTO.
Kuching, Sarawak, Malasia.

Date of record entry: 2023-09-19