Pterocarpus santalinoides

Botanical Description

Pterocarpus santalinoides is a usually evergreen tree with a dense crown of more or less drooping branches; it can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. The bole is usually short, it can be straight or more or less twisted, around 30 - 50cm 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. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree has a number of uses, being harvested from the wild as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is often grown in Agroforestry systems where it helps to protect the other crops and enrich the soil. It is suitable as an ornamental tree, having showy flowers and shiny leaves[ 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 plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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. ].