Guzmania fuerstenbergiana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Guzmania fuerstenbergiana 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, while agricultural expansion continues to fragment the montane forests it depends upon. 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 humid montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters, growing on tree trunks and branches in the forest canopy. It requires consistently high humidity and filtered light conditions typical of Central American cloud forest ecosystems.
