Puya sodiroana
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LILIOPSIDA | BROMELIALES | BROMELIACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Puya sodiroana |
| Species Authority: | Mez |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2003 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. | |||
| Reviewer/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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Geographic Range [top]
| 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 [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Low and high Andean forest (1,500–3,500 m). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | The species is threatened by habitat conversion to croplands and fires. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | Not known to occur within any protected areas. |
Bibliography [top]
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Gilmartin, A.J. 1972. The Bromeliaceae of Ecuador. Phanerogamarum Monographiae 4: 1-255. IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003. Luther, H.E. 1989. A provisional checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Ecuador. Phytologia 67: 312-330. Smith, L.B. 1964. Notes on Bromeliaceae XXII. Phytologia 10(6): 454-488. Smith, L.B. and Downs, R.J. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae). Flora Neotropica 14(1): 1-660. Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Ponticicia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito. Varadarajan, G.S. 1988. Genus Puya Molina (Pitcairnioideae): Relocation of several rare species and some preliminary remarks on geographic distributions and species divergence. Journal of the Bromeliad Society. 38(6): 243-247, 254-256, 264. |
| Citation: | Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Puya sodiroana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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