Centropogon aequatorialis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Centropogon aequatorialis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and deforestation throughout its Andean cloud forest range. The species' restricted elevational distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation as coffee cultivation and cattle ranching encroach into montane forests. Climate change poses an additional threat by shifting optimal temperature and moisture conditions upslope, potentially reducing available habitat for this elevation-specialist plant.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid montane cloud forests and forest edges in the Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 1,800-3,200 meters. It grows in the understory and forest margins of these mist-shrouded ecosystems, requiring the consistent moisture and moderate temperatures characteristic of Andean cloud forest environments.
