Crypteronia paniculata

Botanical Description

Crypteronia paniculata is an evergreen tree with steeply ascending branches; it can grow up to 30 meres tall. The straight and slender bole can be up to 50cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ]. The tree is harvested rom the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. This is a rare tree species threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and poor regeneration from its tiny seeds[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. It has not yet been evaluated in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.