Masdevallia, Croat 98764--Ecuador. Z.C. Margin of Rio Nangaritza. 17 Sep 07. 251 (9).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Masdevallia
Specific Epithet
guttulata
Authorship
Rchb.f.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#89,001 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
44%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
Notes
Epiphyte; corolla pale green; densely purple-spotted, the lip with a long slender reflexed center; column greenish, pollen yellow.
