Miconia onaensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Miconia onaensis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its native cloud forest habitat. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat conversion, while invasive plant species compete for resources in degraded areas. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest ecosystems where this endemic shrub depends.
Habitat
Miconia onaensis is endemic to cloud forests in the Andes of Ecuador, typically found at elevations between 2,000-3,000 meters. The species requires the consistently moist, fog-shrouded conditions characteristic of montane cloud forest ecosystems.