Pouteria pseudoracemosa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pouteria pseudoracemosa faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in tropical South America. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and crop cultivation, has fragmented the lowland and montane forests where this tree species naturally occurs. Selective logging operations target mature forest stands, removing the large canopy trees that provide the specific microhabitat conditions this species requires for successful reproduction and seedling establishment.
Habitat
This tree species inhabits lowland and montane tropical rainforests, typically occurring in primary forest understory and canopy gaps where it benefits from filtered sunlight. It grows in well-drained soils on slopes and ridges, often associated with other Sapotaceae family members in diverse neotropical forest communities.
