Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282.jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (1).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (10).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (8).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (4).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (7).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (5).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (2).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (3).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (9).jpg
Maxillaria ecuadorensis, Croat 96365--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd. ID cf. 25 Mar 06. 282 (6).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte in moss; sepals and lateral petals green tinged purple, especially outside toward apex; column cream, tinged purple at apex.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Maxillaria
Specific Epithet
ecuadorensis
Authorship
Schltr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.3
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
#193,437 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
11%
