Blakea languinosa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Blakea languinosa faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest ecosystems, potentially shifting suitable habitat to higher elevations where less area is available.
Habitat
This endemic shrub inhabits montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters, where it depends on the persistent moisture and fog characteristic of these ecosystems. It typically grows in the understory of primary and well-developed secondary forests with high humidity and stable temperatures.