Mapania ferruginea
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Mapania ferruginea faces significant pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion across its Southeast Asian range, particularly affecting the lowland tropical forests where it naturally occurs. Palm oil plantations and logging operations have fragmented its habitat, while urban development continues to reduce available forest patches. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to even small-scale disturbances in forest understory conditions.
Habitat
Mapania ferruginea inhabits the understory of lowland tropical rainforests, typically growing in moist, shaded conditions along forest floors and stream margins. The species requires consistent humidity and filtered sunlight found in primary and mature secondary forests across Southeast Asia.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in CYPERACEAE
Threatened in Cameroon
Frequently asked questions
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