Disciphania tricaudata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Disciphania tricaudata faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. The species is particularly vulnerable to slash-and-burn agriculture (tavy) and logging activities that destroy the intact forest canopy structure essential for this climbing plant. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could disrupt the humid microclimate conditions this species requires for survival.
Habitat
This climbing plant is endemic to the humid lowland and montane rainforests of eastern Madagascar, typically found in primary forest areas with intact canopy structure. It grows as a woody vine in the understory and mid-canopy levels, requiring the stable humid microclimate conditions found in undisturbed forest environments.
