Gonystylus macrophyllus

Botanical Description

Gonystylus macrophyllus is a tree growing up to 45 metres tall. The bole can be up to 100cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 3 metres tall[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The heartwood of infected trees is valued for its aroma and it is used locally as an incense, being sold in local markets. The wood is also an important source of the timber 'ramin', and is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and export. Gonystylus macrophyllus is a widespread species with a population that is predicted to be substantial although it is considered to be in decline as a result of the loss of native habitat and also the targeting of the species for timber harvest. Decline is exacerbated by poor regeneration in the wild. Previously (1998) assessed as ‘Vulnerable’, the risk from logging is now reduced due to the listing of the species on CITES and also through national legislative measures. As a result of these protective measures, as well as the species distribution across many sites and islands and the variability of threat across the wide range of the species. it is no longer suspected that any population decline will exceed a threatened category.The plant is therefore classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].