Byrsonima spinensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Byrsonima spinensis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its native cerrado and gallery forest habitats. Mining operations in the region pose additional threats through habitat destruction and soil contamination. The species' restricted range in central Brazil makes it particularly vulnerable to localized environmental changes and human development pressures.
Habitat
This species occurs in cerrado savanna vegetation and gallery forests along watercourses in central Brazil. It typically grows in well-drained soils of the Brazilian highlands, often in transitional zones between open grassland and forest environments.