Aporosa bourdillonii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Aporosa bourdillonii faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in the Western Ghats of India. Agricultural expansion, particularly for cash crops and plantations, has significantly reduced the species' forest habitat. Urban development and infrastructure projects continue to fragment remaining populations, while selective logging targets the mature forest canopy that this species depends upon.
Habitat
This endemic tree species inhabits the evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of the Western Ghats mountain range in southern India. It typically occurs in moist, shaded understory and mid-canopy positions within primary and mature secondary forests at elevations between 500-1500 meters.
