Neoharmsia baronii

Botanical Description

Neoharmsia baronii is a deciduous shrub or tree that usually grows up to 10 metres tall, although specimens up to 15 metres have been recorded. The bole is up to 20cm in diameter; the bark has a thick waxy coating; and the twigs are thick and succulent[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Considering the plants 'Critically Endangered' status (see just below), harvesting of this plant should be discouraged[ 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. ]. An important coastal forest species, known from only two highly restricted localities in the northern tip of Madagascar near Irodo village. Its entire range is estimated to be just 10 square kilometres and only one site has been confirmed recently, on a small patch of highly specialised vegetation. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' 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. ].