Ilex syzygiophylla
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Ilex syzygiophylla faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in Southeast Asian montane forests. Agricultural expansion and logging activities have fragmented its cloud forest habitat, while climate change threatens to shift the altitudinal zones where this species can survive. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction.
Habitat
This holly species inhabits montane cloud forests and upper elevation tropical forests, typically found at altitudes between 1,000-2,500 meters. It grows in moist, cool conditions within the forest understory and edges of primary and secondary mountain forests.