It is extremely rare and only known from a few localities. Although it is found within protected forest reserves they are still vulnerable from illegal logging and wildfires.

It has multiple important uses. Its leaves are used medicinally to treat skin infections. Its seeds are edible and are a valuable source of vitamin E. Local mountainous communities also plant the species to provide slope stability and to prevent landslides.

This species is faced with the threat of extinction if no urgent conservation actions are taken. The population is declining rapidly with no in-situ or ex-situ conservation measures being taken to secure its future. There is also need for further research on the phenology and seed propagation of this species, as A. taiensis is often mistaken with a close relative species, frustrating local conservation actions.

Saving this tree will also protect other threatened non-target fauna and flora within its habitat, such as the critically endangered Togo slippery frog and the endangered African teak tree. Furthermore, this species has the potential for high atmospheric carbon sequestration.