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Podocarpaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Falcatifolium gruezoi

Falcatifolium gruezoi

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Falcatifolium gruezoi is an evergreen tree growing 4 - 12 metres tall. Larger specimens of this tree are probably harvested from the wild for their wood, which is traded along with several related species as 'sempilor' timber[ 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. ]. Falcatifolium gruezoi is under-collected and poorly known. Its altitudinal range and known habitat preferences make it likely that it will have been affected to some degree by logging and deforestation at least in the Philippines. The extent of the decline is unknown. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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 RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines, Indonesia (Maluku, Sulawesi)
HabitatExposed ridges and forest margins; at elevations from 1,200 - 1,800 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. ].