Symplocos anamallayana

Symplocos anamallayana is classified as Endangered — facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild — because population numbers are declining steeply and key habitats are under sustained pressure. Symplocos anamallayana faces severe pressure from habitat destruction in the Western Ghats, where its montane forest habitat is being cleared for tea plantations, agriculture, and human settlements. The species' restricted range in the Anamalai Hills makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with fragmentation isolating remaining populations. Climate change poses an additional threat as warming temperatures may force this montane species to higher elevations with increasingly limited suitable habitat.

Symplocos anamallayana occurs in India, and Thailand. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.

The main threats to Symplocos anamallayana are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.