Kefersteinia koechliniorum Christenson belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Kefersteinia
Specific Epithet
koechliniorum
Authorship
Christenson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#182,868 of 335,497
Top 55%
Extinction probability
34%
Location
Peru, Cusco (Jardin Botanico at Machu Picchu)
Location Remarks
South side of the bridge over Rio Urubamba, beginning of Carretera Hiram Bingham.
Collectors
No collectors specified