Garcinia costata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Garcinia costata faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its native range in Southeast Asian tropical forests. Agricultural expansion, particularly oil palm plantations and logging operations, has fragmented its forest habitat into isolated patches. The species' slow growth rate and specific ecological requirements make population recovery extremely difficult once local extinctions occur.
Habitat
Garcinia costata inhabits lowland and hill tropical rainforests, typically found in primary and mature secondary forests with dense canopy cover. The species occurs in both dipterocarp forests and mixed tropical forest ecosystems at elevations up to 800 meters.