Gilletiodendron mildbraedii

Botanical Description

Gilletiodendron mildbraedii is a tree that can grow from 30 - 45 metres tall. The usually straight and cylindrical bole can be unbranched for 11 - 20 metres; around 50 - 110cm in diameter; with winged buttresses that can be 2 - 6.5 metres high and 1 - 2 metres apart[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 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 medicine and source of wood. The species is relatively widespread within the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as being found in Cameroon and the Central African Republic. Habitat loss and degradation are known to be occurring within its native range, but as yet it is not clear what affect this is having on the population stability of the species. The taxon does not meet any of the criteria for a threatened category and is thus 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. ].