Gonystylus, also known as ramin, is a genus of about 30 species of hardwood trees native to southeast Asia, in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, with the highest species diversity on Borneo. UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus bancanus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus calophylloides is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus consanguineus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus costalis is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus decipiens is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus glaucescens is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus keithii is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus lucidulus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus macrophyllus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus nervosus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus nobilis is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus pendulus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus spectabilis is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus stenosepalus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family UserPolbot. --> Gonystylus xylocarpus is a species of Plant in the Thymelaeaceae family A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The term hardwood is used to describe Wood from broad-leaved angiosperm Trees mostly Deciduous, but not necessarily in the case of tropical A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Singapore The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Other names include melawis (Malay) and ramin telur (Sarawak). The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the Island of Borneo.

Ramin is a medium-sized tree, attaining a height of about 24 m with a straight, clear, unbuttressed bole about 18–m long and 60–cm in diameter. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the It is slow-growing, and occurs mainly in swamp forests. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria

The white wood is often used in children's furniture and window blinds. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal For other uses see Blinds (disambiguation For the desktop theming software see WindowBlinds. It is used because it is harder and lighter colour than many other hardwoods. The term hardwood is used to describe Wood from broad-leaved angiosperm Trees mostly Deciduous, but not necessarily in the case of tropical However, over-exploitation has led to all species of ramin being listed as endangered species, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation An estimated 90% of ramin in recent international trade is illegally logged. Illegal logging is the harvest transportation purchase or sale of timber in violation of national Laws The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal including

References

External links

• Species Survival Network factsheet (pdf file)
• CITES