Pierreodendron kerstingii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pierreodendron kerstingii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and logging activities across its West African range. The species' limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while its slow growth rate hampers natural recovery. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered rainfall patterns affecting the moist forest conditions this tree requires.
Habitat
This tree species inhabits moist tropical forests and forest margins in West Africa, typically occurring in areas with high rainfall and well-drained soils. It is found in both primary and secondary forest formations, often in transitional zones between dense forest and more open woodland.
