Zingiber flammeum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Zingiber flammeum faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion across its limited range in Southeast Asian tropical forests. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while collection for traditional medicine and ornamental trade compounds population pressures. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting the moist forest conditions this ginger requires.
Habitat
Zingiber flammeum inhabits the understory of primary and secondary tropical rainforests, typically growing in moist, well-drained soils with high organic content. The species thrives in shaded conditions along forest streams and slopes at elevations ranging from lowland areas to lower montane forests.
