Berlinia bracteosa

Botanical Description

Berlinia bracteosa is sometimes a shrub only 2 metres tall, or more commonly a tree with a broad or a globulous crown; it can grow 8 - 35 metres tall. The bole is often short and deformed, up to 1 metre in diameter, sometimes with weak buttresses at the base[ 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. , 879 Title A Synopsis of the Genus Berlinia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) Publication Edinburgh Journal of Botany 63 (2&3); 161 - 182 Author Mackinder B.A. & Harris D.J. Publisher Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Year 2006 ISBN Description A preliminary treatment of the genus Berlinia prior to the publication of a full monograph. ]. The tree is often harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also exported. Berlinia bracteosa is known to be common in much of its range and it also occurs within the protected areas network. However, the level of deforestation and natural habitat degradation in some of the areas in which it occurs are high, indicating that botanical surveys and monitoring of the species is required. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].