Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Cynometra commersoniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynometra commersoniana is a tree. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Cynometra commersoniana is threatened by deforestation due to the occurrence of small-scale targeted wood harvesting for subsistence living and slash-and-burn land management techniques. Although it is predicted to decline, it has a large extent of occurrence and several large subpopulations located within protected areas. The plant is, therefore, 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar

HabitatHumid evergreen lowland forest, particularly along river and water course riparian areas on sands; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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. ].