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Brachylaena huillensis

Synonyms: Brachylaena hutchinsii; Brachylaena mullensis; Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Wikipedia Abstract

Brachylaena huillensis is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found in Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The tree has a very hard wood, which makes it ideal for processing into charcoal. In fact, the tree was Kenya's main source of fuel until the 1830s. It is still a popular fuel source, and in some areas it is threatened by overexploitation. This has led to concern from conservationists over habitat loss for endemic animal species living in Brachylaena cloud forests.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  2190 lbf (993 kgf) Hard
Specific Gravity [2]  0.735
Structure [3]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
East Usambara Biosphere Reserve 222395 Tanzania  
Kruger National Park II 4718115 Mpumalanga, South Africa

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0