Dalbergia bathiei

Botanical Description

Dalbergia bathiei is a deciduous tree. The tree is selectively felled in the wild for its valuable timber, which is a rosewood that is used locally and also exported[ 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. ]. This species is confined to a few small areas of lowland, evergreen, humid forest, mainly along river margins. The habitat has been severely reduced due to human activity and the tree is selectively felled for its valuable timber. The outcome is that very few adult specimens have been recorded and the population is severely fragmented. The plant is classified as '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. ].