Neea acuminatissima
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Neea acuminatissima faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central America's tropical forests. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Urban development and infrastructure projects continue to reduce available habitat, while climate change threatens to alter the specific environmental conditions this endemic species requires.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid tropical forests and cloud forests at elevations between 500-1,500 meters in Central America. It typically grows in the understory and forest edges of well-preserved primary and secondary forests with high moisture levels.