Psychotria temehaniensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Psychotria temehaniensis faces severe threats from habitat degradation on its restricted range in French Polynesia's mountainous regions. Invasive plant species are displacing native vegetation communities that this endemic coffee family species depends upon. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature shifts affecting the cloud forest ecosystems where it occurs. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to any environmental changes or human disturbances.
Habitat
This endemic species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid highland areas of French Polynesia, typically occurring in native vegetation communities at higher elevations. It grows in the understory of these specialized tropical mountain ecosystems where consistent moisture and specific microclimatic conditions are maintained.