Antidesma pyrifolium
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Antidesma pyrifolium faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion across its Southeast Asian range, particularly in lowland areas where commercial logging and palm oil plantations have fragmented its forest habitat. The species' dependence on intact forest ecosystems makes it highly vulnerable to ongoing habitat conversion, while its limited dispersal ability restricts natural recolonization of degraded areas.
Habitat
This species inhabits primary and secondary tropical rainforests, typically in lowland areas up to 800 meters elevation. It prefers well-drained soils in forest understory and edge environments, often found along streams and in forest gaps where light penetration supports its growth requirements.
