VUVulnerable
Pilea tobagensis
Unknown
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pilea tobagensis faces severe pressure from habitat destruction as Tobago's limited forest areas are cleared for agriculture and urban development. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized disturbances, with small population fragments at risk from invasive plant species that alter the understory composition of its native forest habitat.
Habitat
This endemic nettle inhabits the understory of moist tropical forests in Tobago's interior highlands. It typically grows in shaded areas with rich, well-drained soils along forest edges and in secondary forest regeneration zones.
Forest· major
