Vriesea limonensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Vriesea limonensis faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Costa Rica's Caribbean lowlands. The species' epiphytic lifestyle makes it particularly vulnerable to logging operations that remove its host trees, while coffee plantations and cattle ranching continue to fragment remaining forest patches. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the humid microclimatic conditions this bromeliad requires for survival.
Habitat
This epiphytic bromeliad inhabits the humid lowland rainforests of Costa Rica's Caribbean slope, growing on tree trunks and branches in the forest canopy. It requires consistent moisture and filtered sunlight typical of primary and mature secondary tropical rainforest environments.
