Fabaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Koompassia grandiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Koompassia grandiflora is a deciduous tree; it usually grows up to 37 metres tall, occasionally to 50 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to 120cm in diameter with buttresses up to 5 metres high, 3 metres wide and 10cm thick[ 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 ]. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its timber, which is mainly traded. The timber is in high demand and is heavily exploited in areas subject to logging. As it occurs in primary forest and in readily accessible areas, the species is considered highly vulnerable. It is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy and emergent tree in dense, primary rainforests, growing on coastal plain foothils and stony low hills at elevations up to 840 metres[ 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. , 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 ].