Miconia idiogena
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Miconia idiogena faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching throughout its limited range in Costa Rica's montane forests. Deforestation for coffee plantations and pastureland has fragmented its cloud forest habitat, while climate change threatens to shift the narrow altitudinal zones where this endemic shrub can survive. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction.
Habitat
This endemic Costa Rican shrub inhabits cloud forests and montane rainforests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It thrives in the humid, mist-shrouded environments of the Cordillera de Talamanca and surrounding mountain ranges.