Brunellia latifolia
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Brunellia latifolia faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited Andean range. The species' restriction to cloud forest ecosystems makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as these specialized environments are increasingly converted to cattle pasture and crop cultivation. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest persistence at specific elevational zones.
Habitat
Brunellia latifolia is endemic to montane cloud forests of the northern Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 1,800-3,000 meters. The species requires the persistent moisture and fog characteristic of these ecosystems, growing in humid forest understories and along stream corridors where atmospheric humidity remains consistently high.
Other threatened species in BRUNELLIACEAE
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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