Canarium sarawakanum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Canarium sarawakanum faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations that target its lowland dipterocarp forest habitat for valuable timber species. The species' restricted range in Sarawak makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Agricultural expansion, particularly oil palm plantations, continues to convert remaining suitable habitat into monoculture crops.
Habitat
This species is endemic to the lowland dipterocarp forests of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, typically occurring at elevations below 300 meters. It grows in primary and mature secondary forests with rich, well-drained soils characteristic of the Bornean lowlands.