Etlingera yessiae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Etlingera yessiae faces primary threats from deforestation and habitat conversion for agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations across its limited range in Borneo. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, while logging activities fragment remaining forest patches. Climate change poses additional pressure through altered precipitation patterns affecting the moist forest conditions this ginger species requires.
Habitat
Etlingera yessiae inhabits lowland and hill dipterocarp forests of Borneo, typically found in moist, shaded understory environments. The species requires well-drained forest soils and consistent humidity levels characteristic of primary and mature secondary tropical rainforests.
