Fagaropsis angolensis

Botanical Description

Fagaropsis angolensis is a deciduous tree with a spreading crown; it usually grows from 7 - 24 metres tall, but specimens up to 40 metres have been recorded. The usually straight and cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 18 metres, though it is often branched near the base; it is up to 100cm in diameter, occasionally to 200cm; sometimes with buttresses at the base. The pinkish grey bark is more or less rough, sometimes with corky outgrowths[ 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 is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. Although this species is widespread and not immediately endangered, it is uncommon in several regions within its distribution area, especially in southern Africa. It is among the top ten priority species that are to be considered for conservation in south-western Ethiopia. In the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania it has been heavily exploited for its timber and is threatened at present[ 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. ].