Hopea myrtifolia
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Hopea myrtifolia faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its valuable timber, particularly in Malaysian Borneo where dipterocarp forests are extensively harvested. Agricultural expansion for oil palm plantations has fragmented its remaining lowland forest habitat, while selective logging continues to remove mature reproductive trees from protected areas.
Habitat
This dipterocarp species inhabits lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, typically found in primary and secondary forests at elevations below 600 meters. It grows in mixed dipterocarp stands on well-drained soils, often forming part of the forest canopy alongside other Hopea species.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in DIPTEROCARPACEAE
Threatened in Indonesia
Frequently asked questions
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