Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum

Botanical Description

Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The usually straight, but sometimes sinuous, bole can be up to 80cm in diameter and free of branches for up to 16 metres, though it is sometimes branched near the base. It rarely has buttresses up to 75cm high[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. A general decline in the habitat type of this species has been caused by mining, logging and the establishment of commercial plantations. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].