Styrax litseoides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Styrax litseoides faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its native range in Southeast Asian tropical forests. Agricultural expansion, particularly for palm oil plantations and rice cultivation, has reduced suitable forest habitat. Logging activities targeting both the species itself for timber and surrounding forest areas compound these pressures. Climate change may further stress remaining populations by altering precipitation patterns critical for this moisture-dependent species.
Habitat
Styrax litseoides inhabits tropical and subtropical moist forests, typically found in lowland and hill forest ecosystems up to moderate elevations. The species prefers well-drained soils in primary and secondary forest environments with consistent moisture levels.
