Khaya madagascariensis

Botanical Description

Khaya madagascariensis is an evergreen tree. A valuable timber, the tree has been heavily exploited in the wild both for local use and for trade. It is also harvested for local medicinal use. It is sometimes grown in plantations and some experiments have been carried out in using the species in reforestation projects in Madagascar[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 402 Title Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria Publication Author Website http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/ Publisher UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge. Year 1999 ISBN Description A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe. ]. Overexploited for its timber, and with its habitat also damaged by human activity, the tree has become much rarer in the wild and has been classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 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. ].