Eriolaena lushingtonii

Botanical Description

Eriolaena lushingtonii is a small deciduous growing around 4 - 5 metres tall[ 1960 Title Ethnobotanical Studies on Some Rare and Endemic Floristic Elements of Eastern Ghats-Hill Ranges of South East Asia, Publication Ethnobotanical Leaflets 11: 52-70. 2007 Author Rao D.M. & Pullaiah T. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. There have been steady declines in the extent of the habitat of Eriolaena lushingtonii and the subpopulations appear to be few and fragmented. The plant 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. ].