Drypetes henriquesii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Drypetes henriquesii faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in West and Central Africa. Agricultural expansion, particularly for cocoa and oil palm plantations, has reduced available forest habitat. Logging activities targeting both the species itself for timber and other valuable tree species further degrades its forest ecosystem. Climate change poses an additional long-term threat by altering rainfall patterns essential for tropical forest regeneration.
Habitat
Drypetes henriquesii inhabits lowland tropical rainforests and secondary forest areas in West and Central Africa. The species typically occurs in humid forest zones with well-drained soils, often found in forest gaps and edges where light penetration supports its growth requirements.