Palicourea fusiformis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Palicourea fusiformis faces significant pressure from ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in Central American cloud forests. Agricultural expansion, particularly coffee cultivation and cattle ranching, continues to reduce and isolate remaining forest patches. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, as rising temperatures threaten to shift suitable cloud forest conditions to higher elevations.
Habitat
This species is endemic to montane cloud forests and humid premontane forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It typically occurs in primary and well-preserved secondary forests with dense canopy cover and high humidity levels characteristic of cloud forest ecosystems.