Aechmea tayoensis
| Aechmea tayoensis | |
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| Aechmea tayoensis at Denver Botanic Gardens | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Chevaliera |
| Species: | A. tayoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea tayoensis Gilmartin | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chevaliera tayoensis (Gilmartin) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress | |
Aechmea tayoensis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to the Moreno-Santiago region of Ecuador.[1][2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[3]
Aechmea tayoensis is listed as endangered due to habitat loss.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
- ↑ Gilmartin, Amy Jean 1981. A new species of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) from Ecuador. Selbyana 5(3–4): 309.
- ↑ Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Aechmea tayoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.