Clusia polystigma
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Clusia polystigma faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in the Caribbean. Agricultural expansion and urban development have fragmented the montane forest ecosystems where this species naturally occurs. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes in the mountainous regions it depends upon.
Habitat
Clusia polystigma inhabits montane forests and cloud forest environments in the Caribbean, typically occurring at higher elevations where moisture levels remain consistently high. The species is adapted to the humid, epiphyte-rich ecosystems characteristic of tropical mountain forests.