Dicranopygium coma-pyrrhae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dicranopygium coma-pyrrhae faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion within its restricted montane range. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to forest fragmentation, as small isolated populations become increasingly susceptible to local extinctions. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture and temperature regimes essential for this epiphytic bromeliad's survival.
Habitat
This epiphytic bromeliad inhabits humid montane cloud forests, typically growing on tree branches and trunks in the canopy layer. It requires consistent moisture levels and specific microclimatic conditions found in undisturbed tropical mountain forests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters.