Tapirira rubrinervis

Botanical Description

Tapirira rubrinervis is an evergreen tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be 65cm in diameter[ 745 Title Novon Vol. 9 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. Year 1999 ISBN Description A botanical publication with a main focus on publishing the names of new and renamed species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of fibre. Known only from a small area of Ecuador, this species is threatened by habitat destruction by human activities. It is classified as 'Endangered' 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. ].