Esenbeckia leiocarpa

Botanical Description

Esenbeckia leiocarpa is a semideciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow 20 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 40 - 60cm in diameter and unbranched for 4 - 6 metres[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. , 549 Title Flore Forestiere Du Globe Publication Author Chnacerel L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Gauthier-Villars et Co.; Paris. Year 1920 ISBN Description Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree yields a high quality wood and so is commonly harvested from the wild. The habitat of this species has been greatly reduced because of massive forest conversion over the last century for agriculture, livestock and plantations. The heavy, decay-resistant wood is of commercial value and the last stands are gradually being cut down. The plant is 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. ].