Brachyotum jamesonii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Brachyotum jamesonii faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching in the Andean cloud forests of Ecuador and Colombia. Habitat fragmentation from road construction and human settlement development has isolated remaining populations, reducing genetic diversity and limiting natural regeneration. Climate change poses an additional threat as rising temperatures push suitable habitat to higher elevations, compressing the species' already restricted montane range.
Habitat
This endemic shrub inhabits cloud forests and páramo transitions in the northern Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 2,800-3,500 meters. It grows in humid montane environments with persistent fog cover, often found along forest edges and in secondary growth areas within its restricted range in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
Other threatened species in MELASTOMATACEAE
Threatened in Ecuador
Frequently asked questions
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