Racinaea quadripinnata

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	BROMELIALES	BROMELIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Mez & Sodiro) M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm.

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Huaicundo

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened 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)
Contributor/s:
Justification: An epiphytic bromeliad endemic to Ecuador where most of the collections have been from forest remnants and trees left standing in pastures. One collection has been made in the Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua. The principal threats are the conversion of forest to croplands and fires set by people. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Range Description:	Racinaea quadripinnata is endemic to Ecuador. It is known from ten subpopulations in Azuay, Bolívar, Cañar, Chimborazo and Pinchincha provinces.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology:	High Andean forest high altitude paramos (2,000–3,000 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The principal threats are the conversion of forest to croplands and fires set by people.

Major Threat(s):

The principal threats are the conversion of forest to croplands and fires set by people.

Conservation Actions:	Known to occur within protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Known to occur within protected areas.

Citation:	Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Racinaea quadripinnata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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