Xylopia hastarum

Botanical Description

White lancewood is a slender, evergreen tree growing 5 - 12 metres tall with a straight bole[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The tree is sometimes used locally, being harvested from the wild for its wood. The tree only has a small native range and declines have been recorded in population numbers. It has been classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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. ].