Alphonsea hainanensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Alphonsea hainanensis faces severe pressure from rapid deforestation and agricultural expansion across Hainan Island, where its lowland forest habitat has been extensively cleared for rubber plantations and urban development. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while logging activities continue to degrade remaining forest patches. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that may affect the humid conditions this tropical tree requires for reproduction and survival.
Habitat
Alphonsea hainanensis is endemic to the tropical lowland forests of Hainan Island, China, where it grows in humid, well-drained soils at elevations below 500 meters. The species requires the dense canopy cover and stable microclimate conditions typical of primary and mature secondary forests in this biogeographically distinct island ecosystem.
Other threatened species in Annonaceae
Threatened in China
Frequently asked questions
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