Palaquium hexandrum

Botanical Description

Palaquium hexandrum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 150cm in diameter with buttresses up to 3 metres high[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of latex and wood. It is said to be one of the most important sources of vegetable fat in Sumatra[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].. The wood is also traded under the name 'Nyatoh'. Palaquium hexandrum has a wide range and some collections have been made in protected areas. There has, however, been 16% tree cover loss within its range from 2000 to 2016. Based on this there is a suspected population decline which is likely to be 25-30% if calculated over three generation lengths (60-150 years) rather than 16 years. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 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. ].