Ateleia martinezii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Ateleia martinezii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching throughout its limited range in Central America. Deforestation for pastureland and crop cultivation has fragmented its forest habitat, while logging operations target the mature trees this species requires for reproduction. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering precipitation patterns in its already restricted montane forest ecosystem.
Habitat
This leguminous tree species inhabits tropical montane forests and cloud forests at elevations between 800-2000 meters. It requires well-drained soils and high humidity conditions typical of Central American highland ecosystems.
