Sorbus roopiana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Sorbus roopiana faces severe population decline due to habitat degradation from overgrazing by livestock and uncontrolled collection of its fruits and medicinal parts by local communities. The species is further threatened by climate change impacts on its high-altitude habitat, with warming temperatures forcing populations to retreat to increasingly limited suitable elevations. Infrastructure development and road construction in the Himalayan region continue to fragment its already restricted range.
Habitat
This endemic Himalayan rowan occupies temperate and subalpine forests at elevations between 2,400-3,500 meters in the western Himalayas. It typically grows in mixed coniferous forests alongside oak, pine, and rhododendron species on steep mountain slopes with well-drained soils.
