Beilschmiedia ugandensis

Botanical Description

Beilschmiedia ugandensis is an evergreen shrub or small to medium-sized tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall with exceptional specimens to 45 metres[ 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 cylindrical, often crooked bole is usually up to 30cm in diameter with some specimens up to 100cm[ 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 wood is commonly used locally and the fruit is sometimes eaten. The tree has been used in tree planting projects in Masaka (Uganda)[ 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 levels of exploitation of this tree for timber, notably in Uganda, as well as a general decline in the extent or condition of the habitat, are major threats to the species. It has been 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. ].