Dipteryx charapilla
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dipteryx charapilla faces severe pressure from selective logging targeting its valuable timber, as this species produces high-quality wood prized for construction and furniture. Deforestation for cattle ranching and agricultural expansion continues to fragment its remaining forest habitat across the Amazon basin. The species' slow growth rate and limited regeneration capacity make populations particularly vulnerable to overexploitation, while climate change threatens to alter the precipitation patterns essential for its reproductive cycles.
Habitat
Dipteryx charapilla inhabits primary and secondary rainforests of the Amazon basin, typically found in well-drained soils of terra firme forests. The species occurs in both undisturbed primary forest and selectively logged areas, though it requires mature forest conditions for optimal growth and reproduction.