Cordia subcordata

Botanical Description

Cordia subcordata is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a dense, wide crown; it can grow 4 - 15 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole is often crooked, it can be free of branches for up to 8 metres and up to 60cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use, mainly for its timber, but also for fibre, dyestuff and edible uses. The wood is highly valued in New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, where it is occasionally cultivated for its timbe,r and the plant is also sometimes planted as an ornamental in gardens, where it is especially suitable for courts[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 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. ]. Although it has a very wide range, the plant is confined to coastal areas. In the Papuasian region, a major concern has been the heavy exploitation of the species for native carvings and artefacts for the tourist trade, resulting in the rapid disappearance of many mature trees[ 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. ]. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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. ].