Vangueria pallidiflora
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Vangueria pallidiflora faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and settlement development across its limited range in eastern Africa. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Overexploitation for traditional medicinal uses has further reduced wild populations, while climate change threatens to alter the specific moisture and temperature conditions this species requires.
Habitat
Vangueria pallidiflora inhabits moist montane forests and forest edges at elevations between 1,200-2,100 meters in eastern Africa. The species requires well-drained soils and partial shade conditions typical of transitional forest zones.
