Sapotaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Palaquium hornei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Palaquium hornei is an evergreen tree that can grow from 6 - 24 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 60cm in diameter[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally. Palaquium hornei is endemic to Fiji, where it is commonly found on three islands. It is potentially threatened by deforestation, harvesting for timber and a lack of seed set, however there is a lack of information for this. The plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 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 RangePacific - Fiji.

HabitatDense, moist forests; at elevations from 100 - 610 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. , 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].