Santiria tomentosa

Botanical Description

Santiria tomentosa is a tree growing 15 - 35 metres tall, with some specimens up to 50 metres having been recorded. The bole can be 20 - 80cm in diameter[ 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 , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. The wood is a source of 'kedondong' timber, which is used locally and also traded. Although the tree is common and widely distributed, the wood is commonly harvested as one of the main sources of kedondong timber, which it is used for indoor construction. The plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].