Lanonia dasyantha
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Lanonia dasyantha faces significant pressure from habitat degradation due to agricultural expansion and urban development within its limited range. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to fragmentation, while collection pressure for horticultural trade has further reduced wild populations. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting the moist conditions this species requires.
Habitat
Lanonia dasyantha inhabits moist, shaded environments in tropical and subtropical regions, typically found in forest understories and along stream banks. The species requires consistently humid conditions and well-drained soils with high organic content.