Fagraea gracilipes

Botanical Description

Fagraea gracilipes is a tree with a spreading crown; it can range in size from 3 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be more than 100cm 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 commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood, The wood is valued locally and sometimes traded[ 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 has been widely exploited for its timber and is now in short supply. In parts of Fiji the cutting of trees with a girth of less than 90cm has been prohibited[ 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. ].