Muellera variabilis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Muellera variabilis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across its limited range in Brazil's Atlantic Forest region. Habitat fragmentation has isolated remaining populations, reducing genetic diversity and limiting natural regeneration. Urban development and infrastructure projects continue to encroach on the species' remaining forest patches, while selective logging targets mature trees of this valuable timber species.
Habitat
This leguminous tree species inhabits remnant Atlantic Forest fragments in southeastern Brazil, typically growing in humid lowland and montane forests. It occurs in both primary and secondary forest formations, often found along forest edges and in partially disturbed areas where it can tolerate moderate canopy openness.