Xanthostemon verdugonianus

Botanical Description

Mangkono is a tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall[ 722 Title Bureau of Government Laboratories Vol. 6 Publication Author Merrill E.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Public Printing; Manilla. Year 1903 ISBN Description A series of botanical booklets looking at the flora of the Philippines. This volume has descriptions of a number of new species and looks at American plants that have naturalized in the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The bole can be up to 115cm in diameter, but is generally irregular and often branching within a few metres of the ground - the longest clear bole reported is 10 metres[ 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 tree has been heavily exploited from the wild for its very hard timber. A naturally rare species, it yields the hardest timber found in the Philippines. The hardness of the wood gives the tree some protection against felling, but local people continue to cut trees of a small diameter because of the depletion of other hardwoods[ 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. ]. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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. ].