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{{Otheruses}} {{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Ramin | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malvales]] | familia = [[Thymelaeaceae]] | genus = '''''Gonystylus''''' | genus_authority = [[Johannes Elias Teijsmann|Teijsm.]] & [[Simon Binnendijk|Binn.]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = About 30, including:<br/> ''Gonystylus affinis''<br/> ''Gonystylus bancanus''<br/> ''Gonystylus confusus''<br/> ''Gonystylus forbesii''<br/> ''Gonystylus macrophyllus''<br/> ''Gonystylus maingayi''<br/> ''Gonystylus miquelianus''<br/> ''Gonystylus velutinus'' }} '''Ramin''' (''Gonystylus'') is a [[genus]] of about 30 [[species]] of [[hardwood]] [[tree]]s native to southeast [[Asia]], in [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Indonesia]], [[Brunei]], the [[Philippines]], and [[Papua New Guinea]], with the highest species diversity on [[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]]. It is slow-growing, and occurs mainly in swamp [[forest]]s. The white wood is often used in children's [[furniture]] and [[window blind]]s. It is used because it is harder and lighter colour than many other [[hardwood]]s. However, over-exploitation has led to all species of ramin being listed as [[endangered species]], particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. An estimated 90% of ramin in recent international trade is [[illegal logging|illegally logged]]. Other names include melawis (Malaysia) and ramin telur ([[Sarawak]]). ==External links== *[http://www.defenders.org/cites/ramin.pdf Species Survival Network factsheet] (pdf file) *[http://cites.org CITES] [[Category:Malvales]] [[Category:Trees]] [[Category:Wood]] {{tree-stub}}

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