Durio graveolens
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Durio graveolens faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its native range in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. Commercial logging operations and palm oil plantation expansion have fragmented the lowland and hill dipterocarp forests essential for this species' survival. Over-harvesting of wild fruits for local and commercial markets has reduced natural regeneration, while the species' slow growth rate and specific pollination requirements make population recovery particularly challenging.
Habitat
Durio graveolens inhabits primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp forests and hill forests up to 1,000 meters elevation. The species requires well-drained soils and is typically found in mixed dipterocarp forest communities across Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.
