Meriania cuneifolia
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Meriania cuneifolia faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited Andean range. The species' restriction to specific elevational zones makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Climate change poses an additional threat by potentially shifting suitable habitat zones upslope, reducing available area for this endemic shrub.
Habitat
This endemic shrub inhabits cloud forests and montane forests in the Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 1,800 and 3,200 meters. It grows in humid, moss-rich environments along forest edges and in secondary growth areas within its specialized elevational niche.
