Dalbergia assamica

Botanical Description

Dalbergia assamica is a deciduous tree with a spreading crown; it can grow 7 - 10 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. It is said to grow 15 - 30 metres tall in Thailand, occasionally reaching 40 metres[ 1792 Title An account of Dalbergia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Thailand Publication Thai For. Bull. (Bot.) 30 124-166 2002 Author Chawalit Niyomdham Publisher Year 2002 ISBN Description ] The tree is cultivated as a shade tree for tea plantations and is also used in shelterbelts[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Dalbergia assamica has a wide range. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].