Payena grandistipula
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Payena grandistipula faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its valuable timber, particularly in Malaysian Borneo where deforestation rates remain high. Agricultural expansion for oil palm plantations has fragmented remaining forest patches, isolating populations and reducing genetic diversity. The species' slow growth rate and specific soil requirements make natural regeneration difficult in disturbed areas.
Habitat
This large canopy tree inhabits lowland dipterocarp forests and mixed tropical rainforests, typically growing on well-drained soils at elevations below 800 meters. It occurs primarily in primary and mature secondary forests across Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in SAPOTACEAE
Threatened in Indonesia
Frequently asked questions
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