Erythrophleum fordii
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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.
Erythrophleum fordii faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion across its native range in southern China and Southeast Asia. The species is heavily exploited for its valuable timber and medicinal properties, with bark harvesting for traditional medicine causing additional mortality stress. Agricultural expansion and urban development have fragmented remaining forest populations, while the slow growth rate of this tree species limits natural recovery potential.
Habitat
Erythrophleum fordii inhabits tropical and subtropical evergreen forests, typically growing in lowland and hill forests up to 1,000 meters elevation. The species prefers well-drained soils in primary and secondary forest environments across southern China, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar.
