| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LILIOPSIDA | BROMELIALES | BROMELIACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Puya sodiroana |
| Species Authority: | Mez |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2003 | |||
| Assessor/s | Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. | |||
| Evaluator/s: | Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) | |||
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Justification: A terrestrial bromeliad endemic to Ecuador where it is known from five Andean subpopulations, three of them in Pichincha province. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network and, since few protected areas contain similar habitats on the western slopes of the Andes, the species is seriously threatened by habitat conversion to croplands and fires. Classified as Endangered by the IUCN in 1997 (Walter and Gillett 1998). Reassessed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Categories and Criteria version 3.1. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. |
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| Range Description: | Puya sodiroana is endemic to Ecuador. It is known from five subpopulations in Azuay, Cotopaxi and Pichincha provinces. |
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Ecuador
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Low and high Andean forest (1,500–3,500 m). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The species is threatened by habitat conversion to croplands and fires. |
| Conservation Actions: | Not known to occur within any protected areas. |
| Citation: | Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Puya sodiroana. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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