Dicraeopetalum mahafaliense

Botanical Description

Dicraeopetalum mahafaliense is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing up to 12 metres tall. The bole can be up to 45cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Restricted to a small area of around 18,000 km² in southern Madagascar, its habitat is already fragmented and grazed and is continuing to be cleared. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].