Dalbergia chapelieri

Botanical Description

Dalbergia chapelieri is a deciduous shrub or tree growing up to 18 metres tall. The bole can be up to 60 cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The wood is valued locally and so the tree is often harvested from the wild. It also supplies medicines and tannins. Although the plant is widespread in eastern Madagascar, it occurs mainly in lowland forest, a habitat that is under much pressure because of the growing human population and the resulting demand for agricultural land. Moreover, it is also locally selectively felled for its valued timber. It is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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. ].