Diospyros chaetocarpa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Diospyros chaetocarpa faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its native range in Southeast Asian tropical forests. Agricultural expansion, particularly for palm oil plantations and subsistence farming, has fragmented the lowland and hill forest ecosystems where this ebony species naturally occurs. Logging activities targeting valuable timber species in the same forest communities pose additional threats to remaining populations.
Habitat
This ebony species inhabits tropical lowland and hill forests, typically occurring in primary and secondary forest ecosystems at elevations up to 800 meters. It grows in well-drained soils within mixed dipterocarp forests and forest margins throughout its Southeast Asian range.
