Dalbergia orientalis

Botanical Description

Dalbergia orientalis is a large evergreen tree[ 752 Title Adansonia Vol. 18 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 18 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1996 ISBN Description A botanical publication. It contains a monograph of the Madagascan species of the genus Dalbergia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is selectively felled from the wild for its valuable timber, which is exported[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. A little-known and rare species that is distributed through eastern Madagascar. Its forest habitat is decreasing due to human activity and the tree is also selectively felled for timber. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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. ].