Roupala pallida
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Roupala pallida faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across its limited range in the Brazilian Cerrado. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to the rapid conversion of native savanna vegetation to soybean cultivation and pastureland. Mining activities and urban development further fragment the remaining populations, while altered fire regimes disrupt the natural ecological processes this endemic tree depends upon.
Habitat
This endemic Brazilian tree inhabits the Cerrado savanna ecosystem, specifically occurring in gallery forests and woodland margins where it requires well-drained soils and the natural fire cycles characteristic of this threatened biome. The species is adapted to the seasonal climate patterns and specific soil chemistry found in central Brazil's tropical savanna regions.