Erythroxylum obtusifolium
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Erythroxylum obtusifolium faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across its Brazilian Cerrado range. Habitat fragmentation has isolated remaining populations, while frequent fires associated with land conversion destroy critical breeding and foraging areas. The species' slow growth rate and specialized habitat requirements make recovery particularly challenging once local populations are extirpated.
Habitat
This species inhabits the Brazilian Cerrado savanna, particularly favoring gallery forests and woodland edges with well-drained soils. It occurs in both pristine cerrado sensu stricto and transitional areas between grassland and forest formations.
