Manettia skutchii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Manettia skutchii faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited Central American range. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to forest fragmentation, as it depends on intact cloud forest ecosystems with specific moisture and temperature conditions. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the delicate microclimatic conditions of montane forests where this endemic vine occurs.
Habitat
This endemic vine inhabits montane cloud forests and humid tropical forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters in Central America. It requires intact forest canopy with high humidity levels and is typically found growing as an epiphytic or climbing species in undisturbed primary forest ecosystems.