Dialium excelsum

Botanical Description

Dialium excelsum is a tree that can grow from 18 - 50 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for about half of the tree's height, around 60 - 150cm in diameter with straight buttresses up to 8 metres high and 2 metres apart at the base[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. The tree is threatened by mining, overcutting for charcoal production and expansive agriculture in areas outside the protected parts of its range. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].