Diospyros celebica

Botanical Description

Diospyros celebica is a tree growing up to 40 metres tall. The cylindrical bole, which can be unbranched for 10 - 26 metres and 150cm in diameter, has buttresses reaching up for 4 metres[ 325 Title Seed Leaflets Publication Author Various Website http://en.sl.life.ku.dk/Publikationer/Udgivelser/PopulaerPublikationer.aspx?katid={D28373CC-6EF3-4EF8-B097-6D83FABF209E}&serieid={9F1C3DB1-6E7B-4CF1-AF53-F480B0CB40EF}&sort=title Publisher Forest & Landscape. Denmark Year 0 ISBN Description A series of leaflets, jointly produced by the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, focussing on seed information for a number species, but also giving a lot of other information about each plant. ]. The tree yields a very high quality timber which is commonly exported. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. Only found in central and northern Sulawesi, it has been heavily exploited for its fine streaked ebony timber. The number of mature trees has declined and large parts of the habitat have been converted to crops. Felling of the species is now only allowed by quota but continues illegally. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].