Clusia sandiensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Clusia sandiensis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its montane forest habitat. The species' restricted range on the slopes of Cerro Sandi makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat conversion, while climate change poses additional risks by altering the specific temperature and moisture conditions required for its survival in these high-elevation ecosystems.
Habitat
Clusia sandiensis is endemic to the cloud forests and montane ecosystems on the slopes of Cerro Sandi in Panama. This epiphytic species thrives in the humid, mist-shrouded conditions of high-elevation forests between 1,200-1,800 meters elevation.