Bobgunnia fistuloides
Bobgunnia fistuloides
Safety & Hazards
Sawdust from the wood can sometimes act as an irritant[ 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ].
Botanical Description
Bobgunnia fistuloides is a tree that can grow 7 - 25 metres or more tall. The bole is slightly tortuous, 6 - 60cm in diameter[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The wood is of a good quality and is traded internationally. Bobgunnia fistuloides has a fairly wide distribution. Its habitat is experiencing general threats but there is no evidence that these pose a major threat to the plant at present. It is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 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. ].