Sobralia Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Sobralia, Croat 96517--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. BellaVista private reserve. 27 Mar 06. 399 (7).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Sobralia
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
3/26/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial on roadbank. To 2 m tall; outer perianth with violet margins; labellum yellow-orange in throat changing abruptly into yellow, and then violet margin.
2/18/2004
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial to 2 m long, on steep bank; sepals and lateral petals green, tinged with yellow-orange; lip white, heavily tinged with violet-purple with 3 ribs medially, base of lip greenish yellow with violet-purple spots; scent pungent not sweet, hawk moth scent.
2/11/2005
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Terrestrial to 3 m tall; corolla white with purple-violet stripes on lip.
