Orchidantha vietnamica K.Larsen belongs to the Lowiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Regalado, J 1879

May 9, 2011

Location

Vietnam, Khanh Hoa, Khanh Vinh (Khanh Phu)

12.188889, 108.910833

Location Remarks

Yang Bay Waterfall (in Song Cau), ca. 22 km west of Nha Trang as the crow flies. 116 m elev.

Collectors

Jacinto (Jack) C. Regalado, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Dry slope immediately above the trail by the river.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Lowiaceae

Genus

Orchidantha

Specific Epithet

vietnamica

Authorship

K.Larsen

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

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

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#83,894 of 335,497

Top 26%

Extinction probability

30%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →