Tillandsia acosta-solisii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Tillandsia acosta-solisii faces severe pressure from habitat destruction as cloud forests in its native range are cleared for agriculture and urban development. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, with entire populations at risk from single disturbance events. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this epiphytic bromeliad's survival in montane cloud forest ecosystems.
Habitat
This epiphytic bromeliad inhabits montane cloud forests, typically growing on tree branches and trunks in the humid, mist-shrouded canopy layers. It requires the consistent moisture and filtered light conditions characteristic of these specialized high-elevation tropical ecosystems.
