Sapotaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Palaquium fidjiense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Palaquium fidjiense is an evergreen tree that can grow from 5 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 90cm in diameter[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally. Palaquium fidjiense is endemic to Fiji, where it is found on five islands. It has been highlighted as rare, and the tree is harvested for its timber. There is insufficient information on population figures at present, so the plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 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 RangePacific - Fiji.

HabitatDense forest or in thickets along crests and ridges[ 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. ].