Elaphoglossum siliquoides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Elaphoglossum siliquoides faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' specialized epiphytic lifestyle makes it particularly vulnerable to logging operations that remove its host trees and alter the humid microclimate essential for its survival. Agricultural expansion and infrastructure development continue to fragment the remaining suitable habitat, while climate change threatens to shift the narrow altitudinal zones where this fern can persist.
Habitat
This epiphytic fern inhabits humid montane cloud forests, typically growing on tree trunks and branches in the understory and canopy layers at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It requires consistently high humidity and filtered light conditions characteristic of undisturbed tropical montane ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Dryopteridaceae
Frequently asked questions
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