Chrysophyllum superbum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Chrysophyllum superbum survives in a small number of fragmented lowland forest patches, where ongoing clearance for agriculture and logging has sharply reduced suitable habitat. Because the species is known from very few localities, even localized deforestation events can eliminate a significant proportion of the remaining wild population. Selective logging pressure is compounded by the species' apparent poor natural regeneration and low seedling recruitment in disturbed forest understories.
Habitat
The species occupies lowland tropical moist forest, typically found in mid- to lower-canopy positions within undisturbed or lightly disturbed primary forest stands.
Other threatened species in Sapotaceae
Frequently asked questions
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