Lithocarpus vinkii

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus vinkii is an evergreen tree that can grow from 15 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole sometimes has buttresses that can be 250cm tall and out and 10cm thick; it can be 30 - 70cm in diameter and free of branches for up to 25 metres[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 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 a major exportable timber in New Guinea, where it is harvested from the wild on a commercial basis for local use and for export. The population of Lithocarpus vinkii is currently known to be in decline due to overexploitation for timber and the conversion of its habitat into agricultural areas or settlements. Over the next 100 years, in Papua New Guinea (PNG) it is predicted that the subpopulation will decline by 40 to 45% due to the species over harvest for the legal and illegal timber trade. The species is similarly exploited in Indonesian Papua. Therefore it is predicted that population will decline by up to 45% over the next 100 years across its range. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].