Catasetum expansum Rchb.f. belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

March 19, 2006

Location

Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil (Jardin Botanico de Guayaquil)

Location Remarks

Zona Norte in Guayaquil, suburb of Las Orquideas, Avenida Francisco de Orellana.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Catasetum

Specific Epithet

expansum

Authorship

Rchb.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

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

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#249,147 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

43%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →