Cyrtandra uapouensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Cyrtandra uapouensis faces severe threats from habitat degradation and fragmentation across its limited range in French Polynesia. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to invasive plant species that alter native forest composition and structure. Human activities including development pressure and forest clearance for agriculture continue to reduce available habitat, while the small population size increases extinction risk from stochastic events.
Habitat
Cyrtandra uapouensis is endemic to the montane forests of Ua Pou island in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The species typically inhabits humid, shaded understory environments in native forest remnants at higher elevations.