Qualea lundii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Qualea lundii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching throughout its range in the Brazilian Cerrado. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to the rapid conversion of native savanna woodlands to soybean cultivation and pastureland. Mining activities and urban development further fragment remaining populations, while altered fire regimes disrupt the natural ecological processes this tree species depends upon.
Habitat
Qualea lundii is endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado, inhabiting gallery forests, woodland savannas, and transitional forest edges. The species typically occurs in well-drained soils along watercourses and in areas with distinct wet and dry seasons characteristic of the Cerrado biome.
Other threatened species in VOCHYSIACEAE
Threatened in Brazil
Frequently asked questions
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