Palicourea fuchsioides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Palicourea fuchsioides faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to climate change, as rising temperatures force suitable conditions to higher elevations where less habitat is available. Mining activities and infrastructure development further fragment the remaining forest patches where this endemic shrub persists.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid premontane forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It typically grows in the understory of well-preserved primary forests with consistent moisture and cool temperatures characteristic of cloud forest ecosystems.