Horsfieldia talaudensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Horsfieldia talaudensis faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion across its limited range in the Talaud Islands of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinction from small-scale habitat disturbances. Agricultural expansion and logging activities continue to fragment the remaining forest patches where this endemic nutmeg species occurs.
Habitat
This endemic species inhabits lowland and hill forests of the Talaud Islands, typically found in primary and secondary forest environments up to moderate elevations. It grows in the understory and canopy layers of tropical rainforest ecosystems characteristic of this Indonesian archipelago.
