Solanum reitzii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Solanum reitzii faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and urban development within its limited range in southern Brazil. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while invasive plant species compete for resources in its native forest understory. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the humid forest conditions this endemic nightshade requires.
Habitat
Solanum reitzii is endemic to the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) of southern Brazil, where it inhabits humid forest understories and forest edges. The species typically occurs in well-drained soils within secondary and primary forest fragments at elevations between 200-800 meters.
