Persea nudigemma
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Persea nudigemma faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion in its native cloud forest ecosystems of Central America. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and coffee cultivation, has fragmented its montane habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest persistence, potentially forcing populations to higher elevations where suitable habitat becomes increasingly limited.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid tropical forests at elevations typically between 1,200-2,400 meters. It requires the consistent moisture and fog characteristic of cloud forest ecosystems, growing in areas with high humidity and frequent cloud cover.