Dendropanax lehmannii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dendropanax lehmannii faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited Andean range. The species' restriction to cloud forest ecosystems makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as these specialized environments are increasingly converted to cattle pasture and crop cultivation. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest persistence, potentially forcing populations to migrate upslope into increasingly restricted habitat patches.
Habitat
Dendropanax lehmannii is endemic to cloud forests and humid montane forests of the northern Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 1,500-2,800 meters. The species requires the persistent moisture and stable temperatures characteristic of these fog-shrouded ecosystems, often growing as an understory tree in primary and well-preserved secondary forests.
Other threatened species in ARALIACEAE
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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