Buchanania vitiensis

Botanical Description

Buchanania vitiensis is a tree that can grow around 8 - 18 metres tall with a bole up to 40cm in diameter[ 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. , 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. The distribution of Buchanania vitiensis extends over multiple islands, but the population size is estimated to be less than 10,000 mature individuals and there are less than 1,000 mature individuals in each subpopulation. There is also a continuing decline in the population size due to habitat loss from coastal development and logging as this is a timber species. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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. ].