Joosia antioquiana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Joosia antioquiana faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation in Colombia's Antioquia region, where cloud forests are being cleared for agriculture and cattle ranching. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, while climate change threatens to shift the specific temperature and humidity conditions required by this endemic orchid.
Habitat
This endemic orchid species inhabits cloud forests in the montane regions of Antioquia, Colombia, typically growing as an epiphyte in the humid, mist-shrouded forests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters. It requires the specific microclimate conditions found in these threatened Andean cloud forest ecosystems.
Other threatened species in RUBIACEAE
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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