Buchanania arborescens

Botanical Description

Buchanania arborescens is an evergreen tree growing around 4 - 35 metres tall. The bole is usually around 10 - 75cm in diameter, occasionally to 120cm, sometimes with low, rounded buttresses up to 100cm high, extending up to 200cn from the trunk and 10cm thick[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. Buchanania arborescens is common and widespread across a wide range of forest types, its small fruits are well dispersed by birds, and it regenerates easily on disturbed sites. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 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. ].