Carpotroche integrifolia
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Carpotroche integrifolia faces significant pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in the Andean cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to forest fragmentation, as it depends on the specific microclimatic conditions found in undisturbed montane forests. Mining activities and infrastructure development in the region pose additional threats to remaining populations.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid montane cloud forests and forest edges at elevations between 1,500 and 2,800 meters in the eastern Andean slopes. It typically occurs in areas with persistent cloud cover and high humidity, often growing in secondary forest margins and disturbed forest areas.