Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (8).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (2).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205.jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (4).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (7).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (5).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (6).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (3).jpg
Elleanthus graminifolius, Croat 95936--Ecuador. Edo. Pichincha. Bosque Nublado Sta. Lucia. 14 Mar 06. 205 (1).jpg
Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (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; flowers white, structure not obvious.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Elleanthus
Specific Epithet
graminifolius
Authorship
(Barb.Rodr.) Løjtnant
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.7
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
#239,481 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
11%
