Oxandra asbeckii

Botanical Description

Oxandra asbeckii is an evergreen shrub or a tree growing from 4 - 25 metres tall with a trunk 5 - 25cm in diameter[ 2121 Title Revision of Oxandra (Annonaceae) Publication Blumea 61, 2016; 215-266 Author Junikka L. et al Website https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916X694283 Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description Includes many plant uses recorded by plant collectors. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. Oxandra asbeckii is widespread and native to much of northern South America. The species is abundant in herbarium collections and no major threats are reported, although there may be some local decline due to deforestation activities. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 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. ].