Brachystegia kennedyi

Botanical Description

Brachystegia kennedyi is an evergreen tree; it usually grows 30 - 50 metres tall, sometimes taller. The straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for 9 - 18 metres, 100 - 200cm in diameter with buttresses up to 5 metres high[ 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 commonly harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally and also exported. Forest outside protected areas has significantly declined because of large-scale logging and clearing for agriculture. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].