ENEndangered
Ardisia koupensis
Declining
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Ardisia koupensis faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion in its limited range within the Guinean Highlands. Mining activities and agricultural expansion have fragmented the remaining forest patches where this endemic shrub occurs. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, with small population sizes unable to withstand continued forest loss.
Habitat
This endemic shrub inhabits montane forests and forest edges in the Guinean Highlands of West Africa. It typically grows in humid, shaded understory environments at moderate to high elevations.
Forest· major
