Piper supernum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Piper supernum faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in tropical montane forests. Agricultural expansion and logging activities have fragmented its specialized cloud forest habitat, while climate change threatens to shift the narrow altitudinal zones where this endemic pepper species can survive. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction.
Habitat
Piper supernum inhabits tropical montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters, typically growing in the understory of humid, mist-shrouded forests. The species requires consistent moisture and cool temperatures characteristic of these specialized high-altitude ecosystems.