Sloanea fasciculata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Sloanea fasciculata 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 depends.
Habitat
Sloanea fasciculata inhabits montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters, where it grows in the humid, mist-shrouded conditions typical of these ecosystems. The species requires the consistent moisture and moderate temperatures found in these specialized tropical montane environments.