Cunoniaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Weinmannia tinctoria

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Weinmannia tinctoria is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 100cm 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 tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood and bark. The Mauritian subpopulation is estimated to number less than 50 individuals, though other subpopulations exist. The main cause of population decline has been the exploitation of tree ferns on which the species appears to depend as a substrate for regeneration. It is classified as 'Critically 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Mauritius and Réunion.

HabitatFound at elevations from 500 - 2,000 metres[ 605 Title Flore de L'Ile de la Reunion Publication Author E. Jacob De Cordemoy Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Librairie Medicale & Scientifique; Paris. Year 1895 ISBN Description Not really a flora, more a list of the plants known at that time. It often includes a brief description of habit and habitat, plus the local uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].