Trindade is an oceanic island located Jumper Display ca.1200 km east of the Brazilian coast with only 65% of its original vegetation cover remaining.Devastation was mainly caused by the presence of goats for a long time.Since goats were eliminated in 2005 the island vegetation is going through a recovering process.
However during a visit to the island in 2012 another Caster Base threat to the vegetation was noted: a Leguminosae species is spreading and killing part of the endemic herbaceous vegetation of Cyperus atlanticus.