Xanthostemon melanoxylon

Xanthostemon melanoxylon is a flowering plant of the Myrtaceae family native to the Solomon Islands in the Isabel province in the rainforests.

Physical description
The plant itself is 35 meters high with brownish-orange bark. The leaves are arranged in a spiral formation.

Tubi
The heartwood of X. melanoxylon, known by the locals as tubi is a dark, thick wood. More demand for the tubi has left the species to be conserved.

Naming
It was named for Greek melas -anos, meaning black, and xylon, wood, referencing the dark heartwood, tubi.

Conservation
As demand for the tubi inside the plants increases, more of these plants are being killed. The plant now has a legal paper on protection.