Diospyros nanay
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Diospyros nanay faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in the Philippines. Agricultural expansion and logging activities have fragmented the lowland and montane forests where this endemic ebony species naturally occurs. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, while its slow growth rate as a tree species limits natural recovery potential.
Habitat
This endemic Philippine ebony inhabits lowland and montane tropical forests, typically growing in primary and secondary forest environments. The species is adapted to the humid forest conditions of the archipelago's remaining forest fragments.
