Rosetillo de costa
Bonellia bissei
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Bonellia
Rosetillo de costa belongs to the family Primulaceae, order Ericales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Rosetillo de costa faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to coastal development and tourism infrastructure along Cuba's coastlines. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it highly vulnerable to local extinctions, while climate change-induced sea level rise and increased storm intensity further threaten its specialized coastal habitat.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Endemic to coastal areas of Cuba, this species inhabits rocky coastal cliffs, limestone outcrops, and coastal scrublands in very specific microhabitats along the shoreline. It is restricted to a narrow coastal zone where it grows in crevices and on exposed rocky surfaces near the ocean.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Rosetillo de costa faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to coastal development and tourism infrastructure along Cuba's coastlines. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it highly vulnerable to local extinctions, while climate change-induced sea level rise and increased storm intensity further threaten its specialized coastal habitat.
Coastal development and tourism infrastructure
Habitat fragmentation and loss
Sea level rise from climate change
Small population size and restricted range
Increased storm intensity and coastal erosion
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Rosetillo de costa (Bonellia bissei). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/rosetillo-de-costa