Microberlinia brazzavillensis

Botanical Description

Microberlinia brazzavillensis is a large tree that can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is relatively short for a tree of this size, usually only up to 15 metres long and 120 - 150cm in diameter over short buttresses[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ]. A speciality and very valuable timber tree, harvested from the wild, often for export, although little logging is taking place at present[ 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. , 349 Title Global Tree Campaign - 40 Species in Trade Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/trees/trade/40_species_in_trade.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on the habitats, uses and some cultivation notes for 40 species of timber trees. ]. Populations in many places are small and scattered, with less than one individual per square kilometre[ 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. ]. They appear to be stable in areas of Gabon, but overall the tree is seen as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].