Guzmania cabrerae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Guzmania cabrerae faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Colombian cloud forests. The species' specialized epiphytic lifestyle makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as it requires mature forest canopy structure that takes decades to regenerate. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this bromeliad's survival in high-altitude ecosystems.
Habitat
This epiphytic bromeliad inhabits the cloud forests of the Colombian Andes, typically growing on tree branches and trunks in the humid montane forest canopy between 1,800-2,800 meters elevation. It requires the consistent moisture and filtered light conditions found in mature, undisturbed cloud forest ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Bromeliaceae
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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