Ebenaceae FAMILY Endangered
Diospyros insularis
Diospyros insularis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diospyros insularis is a tree The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. It is banned from international trade in the round form, but is commonly expoted in the form of finished products. Overexploitation and logging have resulted in the species becoming highly endangered, possibly critically endangered. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago) to the Solomon Islands.
HabitatPrimary lowland forest at elevations up to 50 metres[ 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. , 401 Title Non-wood Forest Products of Central Africa. Publication Author Sunderland. T.; Clark. L. & Vantomme. P. Website http://www.fao.org/docrep/X2161E/x2161e00.htm#TopOfPage Publisher FAO; Rome. Year 1999 ISBN Description Papers from a workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Downloadable from the FAO website. ].