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Aechmea tayoensis

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	BROMELIALES	BROMELIACEAE

Scientific Name:	Aechmea tayoensis
Species Authority:	Gilmartin

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered 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: A terrestrial bromeliad endemic to Ecuador where it is known only from the type, collected in forests close to Los Tayos. This area has not been studied in detail due to the Ecuador-Peru conflict. The species is considered Endangered until new subpopulations are found as it is likely restricted to this geologically unique area outside of Ecuador’s protected areas network. No threats are known. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Aechmea tayoensis is endemic to Ecuadro. It is known only from the type specimen, collected from Morana-Santiago province.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

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

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

No threats are known.

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Conservation Actions:

Not known to occur within any protected areas.

Citation:	Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Aechmea tayoensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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