Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, along road between Yangana and Valladolid, upper Río Chinchipe watershed. Wet montane cloud forest and disturbed roadside vegetation. 2650 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Epiphyte in moss on fallen tree. Tepals bright red. Labellum orange.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Fernandezia

Specific Epithet

subbiflora

Authorship

Ruiz & Pav.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

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

#143,393 of 335,497

Top 43%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →