Pimelodendron amboinicum

Botanical Description

Pimelodendron amboinicum is a large canopy tree or small sub-canopy tree growing 15 - 35 metres tall[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The cylindrical bole, which is mostly 30 - 90cm in diameter, is straight and can be up to 20 metres long[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local medicinal use and as the source of a latex and varnish. Pimelodendron amboinicum is widespread with an extent of occurrence that exceeds the boundaries for a threatened category under criterion B. This species is abundant in the herbarium record and is assumed to be common. There may be some local threats to the species and its habitat but no major, species specific threats are identified for the species.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ].