Dacryodes igaganga

Botanical Description

Dacryodes igaganga is an evergreen tree growing around 15 - 25 metres tall. The bole is sometimes cylindrical, around 60 - 90cm in diameter, unbranched for more than half its height and slightly buttressed 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. The wood is also exported. There is concern over the rate at which logging of this species has taken place and the decline in its 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. ].