Dalbergia delphinensis

Botanical Description

Dalbergia delphinensis is a small, deciduous tree[ 752 Title Adansonia Vol. 18 Publication Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Tome 18 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1996 ISBN Description A botanical publication. It contains a monograph of the Madagascan species of the genus Dalbergia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is selectively felled in the wild for its high quality timber, which is exported[ 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. ]. Selective felling for export, coupled with the fragmented and declining state of the habitat has brought the species into danger. Its restricted distribution coincides with a proposed site for titanium mining, which threatens all the remaining forest in the area. The plant 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. ].