Prosthechea varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Encyclia varicosa, N.Martinez531--MX. Chiapas. Res. Biosf. El Triunfo. Sendero Cipresal. 9 Nov 04. 185.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Prosthechea
Specific Epithet
varicosa
Authorship
(Bateman ex Lindl.) W.E.Higgins
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#203,294 of 335,497
Top 61%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Mexico, Chiapas
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Nayely Martínez Melendez, Miguel Angel Pérez Farrera, Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
