Neobalanocarpus heimii

Botanical Description

Neobalanocarpus heimii is a large tree, that can sometimes reach over 60 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. In the forest it will often have a straight and cylindrical bole that is unbranched for 30 metres or more, though sometimes it is irregular and low-branched[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree produces a very good quality, heavy duty, durable timber and has been widely exploited from the wild for local use and for trade[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. A good quality resin is obtained from the trunk. Overexploitation of this species has led to it becoming rare or extinct in part of its range[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. It is much rarer nowadays than it was early in the 20th Century and, because of its limited distribution in combination with its great commercial value, it might become endangered in the near future[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree is listed as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List(2009)[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].