Passiflora cremastantha
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Passiflora cremastantha faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion within its extremely limited range in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while invasive plant species compete for resources in its remaining forest patches. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the specific microhabitat conditions this passion vine requires.
Habitat
This critically endangered passion vine is endemic to the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) of southeastern Brazil, where it grows in humid montane forest understories and forest edges. The species requires specific microhabitat conditions found in well-preserved forest fragments with adequate canopy cover and moisture retention.
Other threatened species in Passifloraceae
Frequently asked questions
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