Brassia lanceana

The main threat to this species is habitat loss and possibly also illegal trade and collection of wild plants, since it is sold as an ornamental. However, no information was found on specific incidences of illegal trade and collection of wild plants. The Amazon forests have lost 17% of its coverage, 4.7% alone between 2000 and 2013, mainly due to large-scale agro-industry, livestock farming, road and hydropower infrastructures, mining and logging (Charity et al. 2016).

This species is known to occur within several protected areas throughout its range, such as Pacaás Novos National Park and Serra do Aracá Park in Brazil and Canaima National Park in Venezuela (IUCN and UNEP-WCMC 2016). It is known to occur in 12 ex situ sites worldwide (BGCI 2016). It is also listed in CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix II, which gives protection from international trade (UNEP-WCMC 2015).