Combretum goetzei
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Combretum goetzei faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and settlement development across its East African range. Deforestation for charcoal production and timber extraction has fragmented its woodland habitat, while overgrazing by livestock degrades the understory vegetation essential for regeneration. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered rainfall patterns that affect the species' drought-adapted but moisture-dependent reproductive cycles.
Habitat
Combretum goetzei inhabits dry woodland and savanna ecosystems across East Africa, typically growing in well-drained soils at elevations between 500-1,500 meters. The species thrives in semi-arid regions with seasonal rainfall patterns, often forming part of mixed woodland communities alongside other drought-tolerant trees and shrubs.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in COMBRETACEAE
Threatened in Mozambique
Frequently asked questions
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