Gnetum costatum

Botanical Description

Tulip is an evergreen tree growing 15 - 20 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and fibre plant[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The habitat of this plant is threatened by logging, road construction, shifting cultivation and agricultural expansion especially in lowland areas. It is relatively widespread, ranging from New Guinea to Bismarck and Solomon Islands. It is fairly well represented in terms of specimen records and occurs in areas, where large intact forests still exist. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].