A candidate species for planting may be Dalbergia oliveri
Gamble ex Prain (Fabaceae), a valuable but endangered rosewood
species.
Populations of D. oliveri, commercially known as Burmese tulipwood, have been reduced dramatically throughout its entire range (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam), because of the loss
of habitat area and quality, and overexploitation of its precious
heartwood.
The number of remaining individual trees, in particular mature and large-sized trees, is low.
Although seed production in mature trees is usually sufficient, natural regeneration is often poor.
If no effective protection measures are taken, the species is facing the possibility
of extinction.