Gonystylus bancanus
Gonystylus bancanus
Safety & Hazards
The inner bark contains numerous fine, brittle fibres, which break off and irritate the skin[ 325 Title Seed Leaflets Publication Author Various Website http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title Publisher Forest & Landscape. Denmark Year 0 ISBN Description A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant. ]. The pounded fruits are sometimes used as fish poison[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].
Botanical Description
Gonystylus bancanus is an upper canopy or emergent tree growing from 18 - 42 metres or more tall. The straight and cylindrical bole can be branchless for up to 21 metres and 30 - 120cm 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 ]. When growing in wet ground, the tree usually produces many knee-roots (pneumataphores)[ 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 ]. This tree is the major source of the timber 'ramin' and it is commonly harvested from the wild for this wood, which is exported in large quantities from Sarawak, largely due to its ease of exploitation[ 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 aromatic heartwood is used locally as an incense. Gonystylys bancanus has a wide native range but suffered severe population decline, especially over the last half of the 20th century. The species was heavily exploited for its timber, especially between the 1980's and early 2000's, and although there is still some ongoing logging (much of which is illegal) the most pressing threat to the species now is poor natural regeneration and an intrinsic slow rate of growth. It is also at risk from habitat degradation due to the clearance of its native peat and freshwater swamp forest for agriculture and infrastructure. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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. ].