Annonaceae FAMILY Endangered

Uvariodendron pycnophyllum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Uvariodendron pycnophyllum is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 364 Title Field Guide to the Moist Forest Trees of Tanzania. Publication Author Lovett J.C.; Ruffo C.K.; Gereau R.E.; Taplin J.R.D Website http://www.york.ac.uk/res/celp/webpages/projects/ecology/tree%20guide/introduction.htm Publisher Frontier Year 0 ISBN 1-873070-33-0 Description A lovely little book giving a basic identification guide to more than 650 species of trees growing in Tanzania. It is also available to view on the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. This species has a small native range and this is under threat from forest loss and degredation due to expanding agricultural activites. Its population level is declinging. The plant is classified as '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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - northeast Tanzania.

HabitatRain-forest, drier evergreen forest; at elevations from 840 - 1,100 metres[ 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. ]. Dry evergreen forest dominated by Combretum schumannii, Lettowianthus stellatus and other trees. Grows in on the lower mountain slopes often near rivers[ 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. ].