Pouteria confusa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pouteria confusa faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while its slow growth rate and specific ecological requirements limit natural recovery. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest ecosystems where this tree depends.
Habitat
Pouteria confusa is endemic to montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters in Central America. These trees require the consistent moisture and cool temperatures characteristic of cloud forest ecosystems, typically growing in primary forest understory and canopy gaps.