Drypetes oxyodonta
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Drypetes oxyodonta faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in West and Central African rainforests. Agricultural expansion, particularly for cocoa and palm oil plantations, has reduced suitable forest habitat. Logging activities targeting valuable timber species also degrade the forest understory where this species typically grows. Climate change poses an additional long-term threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting rainforest ecosystems.
Habitat
Drypetes oxyodonta inhabits the understory and middle canopy of primary and secondary tropical rainforests in West and Central Africa. The species typically grows in humid, well-drained forest soils and is associated with mature forest ecosystems that maintain stable microclimatic conditions.