Handroanthus lapacho

Botanical Description

Handroanthus lapacho is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall according to some reports[ 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. ], though in others it is generally only 8 - 12 metres tall[ 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its timber Handroanthus lapacho is threatened by overexploitation for timber and high levels of habitat loss with threats including agricultural expansion, development, roads and increasing frequency of fires. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 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. ].