Cyclopogon epiphytica, Croat 94878--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical-Penas Blancas. 19 Feb 05. 064a (3).jpg
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cyclopogon
Specific Epithet
epiphyticus
Authorship
(Dodson) Dodson
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%
