Protium attenuatum

Botanical Description

Encens is an evergreen tree growing up to 27 metres tall, The straight, cylindrical bole is nearly unbuttressed and up to 60cm in diameter[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its aromatic resin and timber which are widely used locally. Over-exploitation for resin and timber has reportedly decimated this species across most of its restricted range, including Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. On Martinique, one of the largest islands within its range, fewer than 50 individuals remain. Precise information on populations is lacking and so the plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' 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. ].