Oreopanax hedraeostrobilus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Oreopanax hedraeostrobilus faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and coffee cultivation, continues to fragment the montane forest ecosystems this species depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes and temperature conditions essential for cloud forest persistence at high elevations.
Habitat
This species inhabits cloud forests and montane rainforests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters in Central America. It requires the consistently moist, fog-shrouded conditions typical of these high-altitude tropical ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Araliaceae
Threatened in Ecuador
Frequently asked questions
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