Geostachys maliauensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Geostachys maliauensis faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion in the Maliau Basin region of Sabah, Borneo. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to logging activities and agricultural expansion that fragment its lowland forest habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the moist forest conditions this endemic plant requires.
Habitat
This endemic species is restricted to lowland tropical rainforests in the Maliau Basin of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It typically grows in moist, shaded understory conditions within primary forest ecosystems at elevations below 500 meters.
