Andeimalva machupicchensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Andeimalva machupicchensis faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and infrastructure development in the Sacred Valley region of Peru. The species' extremely limited range around Machu Picchu makes it particularly vulnerable to tourism-related disturbances and construction activities. Climate change poses an additional threat as warming temperatures may force this high-altitude endemic to retreat to even more restricted elevations where suitable habitat becomes increasingly scarce.
Habitat
This endemic species inhabits cloud forest margins and montane scrublands at elevations between 2,400-3,200 meters in the eastern Andes of Peru. It typically grows on steep rocky slopes and forest edges in areas with high humidity and frequent cloud cover.
