Sloanea acutiflora
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Sloanea acutiflora faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest ecosystems where this species thrives.
Habitat
Sloanea acutiflora inhabits montane cloud forests and humid tropical forests at elevations between 800-2000 meters. The species requires consistently moist conditions and is typically found in primary forest understory and forest edges where humidity levels remain high year-round.