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flexuosum

Taxon

Epidendrum flexuosum G.Mey.

Protologue Prim. Fl. Esseq. 260. 1818BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Epidendrum imatophyllum, not coll.--MX. Chiapas. Kolom Jaa'sCentro Ecot., Bosq. Tapijulapa. 18  Mch 03. 002.jpg

Epidendrum imatophyllum, not coll.--MX. Chiapas. Kolom Jaa'sCentro Ecot., Bosq. Tapijulapa. 18 Mch 03. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Not collected

March 18, 2003

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)

17.209056, -92.966472

Location Remarks

Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Epidendrum

Specific Epithet

flexuosum

Authorship

G.Mey.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

0.1

Global rank

#265,164 of 335,497

Top 80%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →