Symplocos theiformis

Botanical Description

Symplocos theiformis is an evergreen shrub The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a health-promoting tea and medicine. The tea is said to have commercial possibilities and the plant is being cultivated on a small scale. Symplocos theiformis has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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. ].