Guzmania andreettae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Guzmania andreettae faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion in Ecuador's cloud forest ecosystems. The species' restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with agricultural expansion and infrastructure development fragmenting its montane habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this epiphytic bromeliad's survival.
Habitat
This epiphytic bromeliad inhabits the cloud forests of Ecuador's Andean slopes, typically growing on tree branches and trunks in humid montane environments. It thrives in the consistently moist conditions of these high-altitude tropical forests, where fog and cloud cover provide essential moisture.
