Cyclopogon epiphyticus (Dodson) Dodson belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Cyclopogon epiphytica, Croat 94878--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Penas Blancas. 19 Feb 05. 064a (3).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cyclopogon
Specific Epithet
epiphyticus
Authorship
(Dodson) Dodson
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#58,542 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; blades blotched with white; flowers flesh-colored.
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; blades blotched with white; flowers flesh-colored.
