Yellow oliver, Yellow sanders
Terminalia tetraphylla
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Combretaceae
Genus
Terminalia
Yellow oliver, Yellow sanders belongs to the family Combretaceae, order Myrtales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Yellow sanders faces severe population decline due to extensive habitat destruction from coastal development and agricultural expansion throughout its native range. The species is further threatened by overexploitation for its valuable timber and traditional medicinal uses, combined with limited natural regeneration in fragmented forest patches.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Inhabits coastal forests, mangrove margins, and tropical lowland areas near shorelines, typically found in sandy soils and well-drained coastal plains up to 200m elevation. The species occurs in both primary and secondary coastal vegetation communities across tropical Indo-Pacific regions.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Yellow sanders faces severe population decline due to extensive habitat destruction from coastal development and agricultural expansion throughout its native range. The species is further threatened by overexploitation for its valuable timber and traditional medicinal uses, combined with limited natural regeneration in fragmented forest patches.
Agricultural expansion and land conversion
Habitat loss and fragmentation from coastal development
Overexploitation for timber and medicinal purposes
Climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems
Limited natural regeneration capacity
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Yellow oliver, Yellow sanders (Terminalia tetraphylla). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/yellow-oliver-yellow-sanders