Hopea basilanica

Botanical Description

Hopea basilanica is a tall tree[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a high class construction timber known as 'merawan'. It is used locally and also exported[ 721 Title Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses Publication Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14 Author Schneider E.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Forestry; Manilla. Year 1916 ISBN Description A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].. The plant is seriously threatened by the loss of its habitat due to human activity. It is classified as 'Critically Endangered' 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. ].