Syngonium dodsonianum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Syngonium dodsonianum faces severe threats from rapid deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Ecuador's coastal lowlands. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Urban development and infrastructure projects continue to reduce the already minimal suitable habitat available to this critically endangered aroid.
Habitat
This epiphytic aroid inhabits the understory and canopy of humid lowland tropical forests in western Ecuador. It grows as a climbing vine on tree trunks and branches in primary and secondary forest environments at elevations below 500 meters.