The utilization of rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.) by local community in Indonesia has opened a Pandora’s box for the fate of its conservation status
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Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. is one species of the family Papilionaceae. It is also known as Indian rosewood, East Indian rosewood, Bombay Black wood, Palissaneder de I’Inde or d’Asie (France), or Sonokeling (Indonesia). In Indonesia, Sonokeling is often used for high-class furniture raw materials such as bookshelves, cabinets, decorative wood, wood carving and instruments cases. People also use it as shade tree, especially in agroforestry systems and government use Sonokeling for reforestation. Indonesia exports plenty of raw materials for musical instruments, sports equipment, and plywood products. The biggest source of timber trading for this species to date has been obtained from state owned concession or from community land, not from the wild. Some argues that Sonokeling has becoming rare but some claims otherwise. In 2016, D. latifolia Roxb. was included in the CITES Appendix II list. This may affect trading regulation in Indonesia despite the fact that Sonokeling is widely spread in Java island and easy to grow. This study was carried out to open the Pandora’s box of its conservation status that so far based on limited information from their distribution elsewhere. The results revealed a massive density and its distribution in the place where it is first planted. In West Java, growth increment can reach 4-7 cm/year. However, there was a difference in heartwood size between Sonokeling growing in plantation area with those in community’s land. Survey showed of farmers’ less interest to grow Sonokeling intensively and indication of some illegal cutting from plantation area. So far, treatment to enlarge tree diameter is through thinning. While technology to enlarge heartwood remains unknown. The information generated from this study could be used as piece of evidence to further investigate the growth, distribution and to prevent illegal harvesting of Sonokeling in Indonesia. This will possibly help to delisting Sonokeling from CITES Appendix II.
Keywords: sonokeling, reforestation, plantation, conservation, CITES, plywood, trading
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