Orthophytum gurkenii Hutchison belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Orthophytum
Specific Epithet
gurkenii
Authorship
Hutchison
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#235,101 of 335,497
Top 71%
Extinction probability
23%
Location
United States, Illinois (Garfield Park Conservatory)
Location Remarks
300 N. Central Park, between 5th Ave. & Carroll Ave., Chicago
Collectors
No collectors specified