Centropogon chontalensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Centropogon chontalensis faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest ecosystems, potentially shifting suitable habitat to higher elevations where less area is available.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid premontane forests at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters. It typically grows in the understory of these moist, fog-shrouded environments where consistent humidity and filtered light create ideal conditions for this endemic bellflower.
