Payena endertii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Payena endertii faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its lowland forest habitat for valuable timber extraction. The species' restricted range in Peninsular Malaysia makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Agricultural expansion, particularly oil palm plantations, continues to convert critical habitat areas where this endemic tree species occurs.
Habitat
Payena endertii is endemic to lowland tropical rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia, typically occurring in primary and mature secondary forests at elevations below 300 meters. The species requires well-drained soils and is associated with mixed dipterocarp forest communities characteristic of Southeast Asian lowland ecosystems.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in SAPOTACEAE
Threatened in Indonesia
Frequently asked questions
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