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Orchidaceae Chysis bractescens | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Chysis bractescens Lindl.

Protologue Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 61. 1840BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Chysis bractescens Lindl. belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Chysis bractescens, Martinez-Melendez, M 422--Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque-Ocosingo 17 Feb 2012 3153 (10).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Martinez-Melendez, M 422

February 16, 2012

Location

Mexico, Chiapas

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

Manuel Martinez Melendez, Angelita Lopez-Cruz, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Epífito.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Chysis

Specific Epithet

bractescens

Authorship

Lindl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.7

Global rank

#66,445 of 335,497

Top 20%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →