Restrepia falkenbergii
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Restrepia falkenbergii faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion in Colombia's cloud forest ecosystems. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with mining activities and agricultural expansion fragmenting its montane habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the specific temperature and humidity conditions required by this epiphytic orchid.
Habitat
This epiphytic orchid inhabits cloud forests and montane rainforests at elevations between 1,800-2,400 meters in the Colombian Andes. It grows on moss-covered tree branches and trunks in areas with consistent high humidity and cool temperatures.
