Microchilus tunquianus Ormerod belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pelexia, RVasquez33141--Peru. Cusco. La Conv. Sta Ana. Tunquimayo. 2 Nov 07. 230.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Microchilus
Specific Epithet
tunquianus
Authorship
Ormerod
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#56,853 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
31%
Location
Peru, Cusco, La Convencion
-12.901389, -72.762222
Location Remarks
Distrito Santa Ana. Tunqui Mayo. Bosque secundario y borde de quebrada. 1870 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Hierba 1.2 m; flores blancas; frutos rojizos. Type collection: Ormerod, P. A., Harvard Papers in Botany 21(2): 241–242, f. 7A–H. 2016. (31 Dec 2016).
