''Aechmea tayoensis'' is a species of
plant
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in the family
Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
. It is
endemic
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to
Morona-Santiago Province
Morona Santiago () is a province in Ecuador. The province was established on February 24, 1954. The capital is Macas.
Economy
The provincial economy is industrially unexploited to its potential due to poor means of transportation. Its economy ...
in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> Its natural habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
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s.[Gilmartin, Amy Jean 1981. A new species of ''Aechmea'' (Bromeliaceae) from Ecuador. Selbyana 5(3–4): 309.]
References
tayoensis
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Endangered plants
Plants described in 1981
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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