Hymenolobium excelsum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Hymenolobium excelsum faces severe pressure from deforestation and selective logging throughout its range in Central and South American rainforests. The species' valuable timber makes it a target for commercial extraction, while agricultural expansion and cattle ranching continue to fragment its habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering precipitation patterns essential for this moisture-dependent canopy species.
Habitat
This large canopy tree inhabits primary and secondary tropical rainforests from sea level to 1,500 meters elevation. It thrives in well-drained soils of humid lowland and montane forests across Central America and northern South America.
