Clusia plurivalvis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Clusia plurivalvis faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat conversion in its restricted montane forest range. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized disturbances, while agricultural expansion and infrastructure development continue to fragment its remaining habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the specific temperature and moisture conditions required by this montane specialist.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid tropical forests at elevations between 1,000-2,500 meters. It typically grows as an epiphyte or hemiepiphyte on large trees in primary and well-preserved secondary forest ecosystems.
