Inga yasuniana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Inga yasuniana faces primary threats from deforestation and habitat fragmentation within its restricted range in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Oil extraction activities and agricultural expansion in the Yasuní region have reduced available forest cover, while the species' limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat loss. Climate change may further stress remaining populations by altering precipitation patterns critical for this rainforest-dependent legume.
Habitat
This species inhabits lowland tropical rainforests of the western Amazon basin, specifically in the Yasuní region of Ecuador. It grows in primary and mature secondary forests with high canopy cover and consistent moisture levels typical of Amazonian terra firme forests.