Leptolaena pauciflora
Baker
Sarcolaenaceae
Leptolaena parviflora Scott-Elliot
Leptolaena rubella Scott-Elliot
Leptolaena turbinata Baker
Common Name:
General Information
Leptolaena pauciflora is a small shrub to medium-sized tree, growing up to 12 metres tall[
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- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
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- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
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- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its timber and for local medicinal use.
This species has a very large extent of occurrence and area of occupancy and is known from a very large number of locations. However, the selective exploitation of this species for construction (due to its highly resistant qualities) is a major threat likely to lead to a population reduction of 50 - 80% in the future[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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]. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
455- Title
- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
- Publication
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- Author
- Humbert H.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
- Publisher
- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
- Year
- 1946 - 1984
- ISBN
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- Description
- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
Africa - Madagascar.
Habitat
Found in humid littoral forest at sea level to subhumid and montane woodland and thicket at elevations up to 2,300 metres.
Properties
| Conservation Status | Endangered |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Medicinal
The aerial parts of the plant have been used in the treatment of syphilis[
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- Madagascar. An Environmental Profile.
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- Author
- Jenkins M.D. (Editor)
- Publisher
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge.
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
- 2-88032-607-9
- Description
- Contains a list of the Ethnobotanical uses of Madagascar plants.
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Other Uses
The roots are used for a beauty mask[
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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The wood is highly resistant[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
]. It is used for house building[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
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- -
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- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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The wood is used for fuel[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Propagation
Seed -
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