Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (60).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (63).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (66).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (64).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (65).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (69).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (61).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (62).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (67).JPG
Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (68).JPG
Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha, Quito (Quito)
-0.116056, -78.584806
Location Remarks
Carretero Quito-Nono, eco-ruta del quinde; desvío a Reserva Yanacocha. Sendero principal. Bosque altoandino. 3555 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal, Christine E. Edwards
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Altensteinia
Specific Epithet
virescens
Authorship
Lindl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#141,565 of 335,497
Top 43%
Extinction probability
10%
