It’s not lost? It just isn’t currently commercially viable.

Read the article carefully - they say “in the wild” about a dozen times.

Stenophylla is known as Highland Coffee in Liberia and Leone (distinct from Liberian coffee, Liberica), and is cultivated and roasted on a small scale. Little to none is exported.

I’ve tried it. It’s ok. Somewhere between arabica and Liberica. Can’t recommend Liberica though, I thought it tasted like burning rubber.