Posoqueria palustris
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Posoqueria palustris faces severe pressure from wetland habitat destruction across its limited range in South America's lowland regions. Agricultural expansion and urban development have systematically drained and converted the specialized swamp forests and riparian zones this species requires. Climate change compounds these threats by altering precipitation patterns and water levels in remaining wetland habitats, while fragmentation isolates surviving populations and reduces genetic diversity.
Habitat
This species inhabits seasonally flooded forests, swamp margins, and riparian zones in lowland tropical South America. It requires areas with consistent moisture and periodic inundation, typically growing in nutrient-rich soils along river systems and wetland edges.