Heliconia gaiboriana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Heliconia gaiboriana faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its native forest habitat. Deforestation for palm oil plantations and subsistence farming has significantly reduced the species' range, while climate change threatens to alter the humid conditions essential for its survival. The species' limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid lowland and montane forests of Central America, typically growing in understory conditions with high moisture levels and filtered sunlight. It thrives in areas with consistent rainfall and well-drained soils along forest edges and clearings.