Dicranopygium campii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dicranopygium campii faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion within its restricted montane range in Ecuador. The species' limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as small population fragments become isolated and less viable. Mining activities and infrastructure development in the Andean foothills pose additional threats to the remaining cloud forest patches where this bromeliad persists.
Habitat
This bromeliad species inhabits cloud forests and humid montane forests on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, typically growing as an epiphyte in the forest canopy. It occurs at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters where persistent cloud cover maintains the high humidity levels essential for its survival.