Sakoanala madagascariensis

Botanical Description

Sakoanala madagascariensis is a deciduous tree with thick, succulent twigs; it can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be up to 50cm 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 tree is valued locally for its timber, and is commonly harvested from the wild. This species is confined to only four known localities, all in fragments of now very restricted, and continually decreasing, forest in eastern coastal Madagascar. The tree is selectively felled for timber. 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. ].