''Neobrochoneura acuminata'' is a species of tree in the nutmeg family,

Myristicaceae The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, '' Myristica fragr ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

, where it is known by the local names ''Hafotrarano, Menaky'', and ''Rara''. It is an evergreen tree or large shrub, growing 2.5 to 18 meters tall. It grows in the

rainforests Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...

of eastern Madagascar, in lowland rain forest and littoral forest from sea level to 600 meters elevation. ''Neobrochoneura acuminata'' is known from 26 subpopulations in Atsimo-Atsinanana, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Analanjirofo, Atsinanana, and Anosy regions. Its population and range are declining, and it is threatened by habitat loss from mining, logging, and forest clearing for agriculture and shifting cultivation. Its conservation status is assessed as

Least Concern A least-concern species is a species that has been evaluated and categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wil ...

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{{taxonbar, from1=Q123487940, from2=Q15594980 Myristicaceae Endemic flora of Madagascar Flora of the Madagascar lowland forests Plants described in 1791 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN