Cassipourea atanganae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Cassipourea atanganae faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and logging activities that fragment its limited forest habitat in Cameroon. The species' restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, while small population sizes increase extinction risk from stochastic events. Climate change poses an additional long-term threat by altering the humid forest conditions this endemic tree requires for survival.
Habitat
This endemic tree species inhabits humid lowland and submontane forests in the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests of Cameroon. It occurs in primary and secondary forest environments at elevations typically between 200-800 meters, requiring the moist conditions characteristic of West-Central African rainforest ecosystems.
