Orchidantha vietnamica K.Larsen belongs to the Lowiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Lowiaceae
Genus
Orchidantha
Specific Epithet
vietnamica
Authorship
K.Larsen
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#83,894 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
30%
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.