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Orchidaceae Altensteinia virescens | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Altensteinia virescens Lindl.

Protologue Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 15: 385. 1845BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Altensteinia virescens Lindl. belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Altensteinia virescens, Ulloa, C 2470--Ecuador. Res. Yanacocha. 21 Apr 2015. DSC02117 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Ulloa, C 2470

April 20, 2015

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha, 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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Altensteinia

Specific Epithet

virescens

Authorship

Lindl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#141,565 of 335,497

Top 43%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →