Miconia jorgensenii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Miconia jorgensenii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its native cloud forest habitat. The species' restricted range in Ecuador's montane regions makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat conversion, while climate change threatens to shift suitable temperature and moisture conditions beyond its current elevational range.
Habitat
This endemic shrub inhabits cloud forests and humid montane forests of Ecuador, typically occurring at elevations between 1,800-2,800 meters where persistent mist and high humidity create ideal growing conditions. The species requires the specific microclimate conditions found in these Andean cloud forest ecosystems.