Palaquium grande

Botanical Description

Palaquium grande is a tree with an open crown growing around 15 metres tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. Palaquium grande is endemic to Sri Lanka where it has been collected in several localities, many of which have been made in what has become fragmented landscapes with a declining extent and quality of habitat. Many of the localities may therefore no longer contain this species. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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. ].