Aechmea tayoensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Aechmea tayoensis faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Ecuador's cloud forests. Mining activities and infrastructure development have fragmented remaining populations, while climate change threatens to shift the specific temperature and humidity conditions this epiphytic bromeliad requires. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction.
Habitat
This epiphytic bromeliad inhabits the cloud forests of Ecuador's Andean slopes, typically growing on tree branches and trunks in the humid montane environment between 1,500-2,500 meters elevation. It requires the consistent moisture and filtered light conditions characteristic of these mist-shrouded ecosystems.
