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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Endemic to the island of Borneo and found in Sarawak (Malaysia) and Brunei.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Malaysia (Sarawak)
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 15
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 250
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Population [top]
Population: Population size is not known.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Gnetum acutum is a woody climber found on hill slopes or at lower altitudes in primary and secondary forests. In the former case soils consist of clay rich alluvium and in the latter predominantly sand-clays. Gnetum acutum occurs in the Borneo lowland rainforest ecoregion (WWF Ecoregions). This is a region of subtropical, moist broadleaf forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Fruit and leaves eaten by Cuscus but unpalatable to humans.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Specific threats to the species are not known, however, the habitat is threatened by commercial logging and the conversion of land to oil palm and rubber plantations as well as an increased rate of forest fires.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Gnetum acutum has not been found in any protected area.
Citation: Lakeman Fraser, P. & Bachman, S. 2011. Gnetum acutum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T194935A8922270. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T194935A8922270.en. Downloaded on 09 January 2018.
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