Anisoptera laevis

Botanical Description

Anisoptera laevis is a large, evergreen tree with a relatively small crown. The bole has prominent, thick, rounded, tall straight buttresses[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is a source of the timber 'mersawa' and is traded internationally[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. , 442 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods V (Mersawa, Nyatoh, Pelajau, Penarahan, Perupok). Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 15 Author Gan K.S.; Choo K.T.; Lim S.C. Website http://info.frim.gov.my/cfdocs/infocenter/booksonline/index.cfm?menu=ttb Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 1999 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving brief information on the timber of several Malaysian hardwoods. Available as a PDF file on the Internet. ]. The tree is threatened by land conversion and destruction over the past century. It is classified as 'Endangered' 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. ].