Astronium urundeuva

Botanical Description

Urunday is a deciduous tree with a beautiful, pyramid-shaped crown, varying in height according to the soil in which it grows. In poorer soils it is likely to be in the range of 6 - 14 metres, but in more fertile conditions it can be 20 - 25 metres tall[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The bole is almost cylindrical, 50 - 80cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its excellent timber and medicinal uses. The wood is heavily exploitated commercially, but there is little indication to what extent it occurs in international trade[ 402 Title Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria Publication Author Website http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/ Publisher UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge. Year 1999 ISBN Description A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe. ]. Recent studies have shown the plant to have potential in the treatment of nerve-degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's Disease[ 744 Title Neuroprotective Effects of Chalcones from Myracrodruon urundeuva on 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Cytotoxicity in Rat Me Publication Neurochemical Research. Volume 34, Issue 6, pp 1066-1075 June 2009 Author Hélio V. Nobre-Júnior et al Publisher Neurochemical Research Year 2009 ISBN Description A study into the neuroprotective action of Myracroduon urundeuva. ]. The tree is commercially overexploited for the decay-resistant dense wood. Large natural stands have become scarce in places. All size classes are exploited for a variety of uses: small trees for fencing and larger trees for railroad ties, posts and other construction work. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' 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. ].