Newtonia paucijuga

Botanical Description

Newtonia paucijuga is a tree that can grow up to 35 metres tall[ 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 usually straight and cylindrical bole can be branchless for up to 12 metres, it is up to 100cm in diameter and is usually free from buttresses[ 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. ]. The tree yields a good quality wood and so is commonly harvested from the wild, both for local use and for trade. Although fairly common in places, the tree has a restricted range; being only found in Kenya and Tanzania, where it grows in pockets of moist coastal forest. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].