Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (4).jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (9).jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (5).jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (10).jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (2).jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (3).jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216.jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 237.jpg
Elleanthus hymenophorus, Croat 95777--Ecuador. Maquipucuna Biol. Res. Send. al Humedal. 14 Mar 06. 216 (7).jpg
Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, 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
Terrestrial or "epiphytic" on a rotten log; flowers orange.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Elleanthus
Specific Epithet
hymenophorus
Authorship
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
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
#238,243 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
10%
