Miconia cowanii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Miconia cowanii faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. Agricultural expansion, particularly slash-and-burn cultivation, continues to fragment the remaining forest patches where this endemic shrub occurs. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction and degradation from logging activities.
Habitat
Miconia cowanii is endemic to the humid montane and lowland rainforests of eastern Madagascar, typically occurring in understory and forest edge environments. The species grows in areas with high rainfall and rich, well-drained soils characteristic of Madagascar's eastern escarpment forests.