CR

Columnea manabiana

Unknown

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Columnea manabiana faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat conversion in Ecuador's coastal cloud forests. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to local disturbances, with agricultural expansion and logging activities fragmenting its remaining habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this epiphytic plant's survival.

Threat summary

Habitat

This epiphytic plant inhabits the humid cloud forests of coastal Ecuador, growing on tree branches and trunks in areas with consistent moisture and filtered sunlight. It requires the specific microclimate conditions found in undisturbed montane forest ecosystems.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Columnea manabiana classified as Critically Endangered?
Columnea manabiana is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Columnea manabiana faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat conversion in Ecuador's coastal cloud forests. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to local disturbances, with agricultural expansion and logging activities fragmenting its remaining habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this epiphytic plant's survival.
Where does Columnea manabiana live?
Columnea manabiana occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Columnea manabiana?
The main threats to Columnea manabiana are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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