Cynorkis ambondrombensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Cynorkis ambondrombensis faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and habitat conversion in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to slash-and-burn agriculture (tavy) and logging activities that continue to fragment its forest habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the delicate moisture conditions required by this epiphytic orchid.
Habitat
This critically endangered orchid is endemic to the humid montane rainforests of eastern Madagascar, where it grows as an epiphyte on moss-covered tree trunks and branches. It typically occurs at elevations between 800-1,200 meters in areas with consistently high humidity and filtered sunlight.
