Tetraberlinia tubmaniana

Botanical Description

Tetraberlinia tubmaniana is an evergreen, occasionally a shrub, but more commonly a tree with a rather open crown that can be more than 75 metres in diameter; it usually grows 9 - 30 metres tall, occasionally reaching 42 metres. The straight bole can be free of branches for 21 metres; 8 - 90cm in diameter, the base without buttresses but often somewhat swollen or with up to 50cm high root swellings[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded. The species is especially interesting for forestry because of the high densities in which it occurs. In old stands the exploitable timber per hectare can be as high as 70 cubic metres[ 896 Title Monopetalanthus exit. A systematic study of Aphanocalyx, Bikinia, Icuria, Michelsonia and Tetraberlinia Publication Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 99-4 Author Wieringa J.J. Publisher Wageningen University; Holland Year 1999 ISBN 90-5808-121-4 Description A university thesis, it is a revision of the genus Monopetalanthus and related genera with a very good description of the species, including known uses. ]. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].