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Aechmea roeseliae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA BROMELIALES BROMELIACEAE

Scientific Name: Aechmea roeseliae
Species Authority: H.Luther

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii) 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:
An epiphytic bromeliad endemic to Ecuador's eastern Andean slopes. One subpopulation has been recorded in the Cordillera de Huacamayos and two in the Parque Nacional-Sumaco Napo-Galeras on the Hollín-Coca road. Its habitat is the lower strata of primary forests and its principal threat is deforestation due to colonization of areas near the road. Probably occurs in the Reserva Ecológica Antisana and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Aechmea roeseliae is endemic to Ecuador. It is known from three subpopulations in Napos and El Oro provinces.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Amazonian forest to low Andean forest (1,000–1,500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Principal threat is deforestation due to colonization of areas near the road.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Known to occur within protected areas.
Citation: Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Aechmea roeseliae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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