Locustberry
Byrsonima coccolobifolia
Byrsonima coccolobifolia is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Genus
Byrsonima
Locustberry belongs to the family Malpighiaceae, order Malpighiales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Byrsonima coccolobifolia is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
Byrsonima coccolobifolia faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its native Brazilian Cerrado savanna. The species is further threatened by altered fire regimes and fragmentation of its specialized ecosystem, which disrupts its ecological relationships and reproductive success.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Byrsonima coccolobifolia faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its native Brazilian Cerrado savanna. The species is further threatened by altered fire regimes and fragmentation of its specialized ecosystem, which disrupts its ecological relationships and reproductive success.
Habitat loss from agricultural conversion
Urban development and infrastructure expansion
Altered fire regimes in Cerrado ecosystem
Climate change impacts on savanna ecosystems
Habitat fragmentation
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Locustberry (Byrsonima coccolobifolia). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/locustberry