Byrsonima rodriguesii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Byrsonima rodriguesii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its native cerrado habitat. Urban development and infrastructure projects further reduce available habitat, while altered fire regimes disrupt the natural ecological processes this species depends upon for regeneration and survival.
Habitat
This species is endemic to the cerrado savanna ecosystems of central Brazil, typically found in well-drained sandy soils within gallery forests and woodland margins. It occurs in areas with distinct wet and dry seasons, often associated with transitional zones between cerrado grasslands and forest patches.