Orchids Ecuador
South american has been well endowed with a vast cornucopia of orchids and ecuador is fortunate to have been gifted with a large proportion which includes thousands of species the lush vegetation is fed by abundant moisture from the mist laden air and provides home to a.
Orchids ecuador. You may never get to see many of the wild species as they grow high up in the canopy of tall tropical trees. Ecuador is home to over 4000 species of orchidsthese specatuclar blooming epiphytes grow in high altitude cloud forests of the andean sierra and the equatorial jungles of the amazon basin. At the orchidarium they have 350 species of orchids. First dayaneth showed me the orchid nursery.
El pahuma orchid reserve. The man said that the best times to go was in may and december that was when more were in bloom. Worldwide there are about 35000 species of orchids. The orchids of ecuador.
North of quito is the cloud forest of ecuadorfor orchid lovers who want an authentic reserve experience that works hard to protect threatened habitats and is connected with researchers el pahuma is an unbeatable destination. Cloud forest orchid reserve with over 200 species is located about an hour from quito ecuador. Ecuador hosts 4400 species which is 12 12 of the total species. Orchids grow in all ecosystems throughout ecuador and some species range as high up as 4000 meters.
Along with endemic orchids the reserve also has hummingbirds and other plants to observe. 2 via gualaceo cuenca. There are so many orchids that the only comprehensive identification guide contains six huge volumes. In other words three 3 out of every ten 10 endemic plants in ecuador is an orchid.
Yellow and white orchid. Monkey faced orchid in cuenca ecuador. Ecuagenera orchids from ecuador orchids araceas bromeliaceas and more tropical plants propagated in vitro available to be exported to all the world flowering size the procedures of exportation and importation are made by us. 07 2255237 branch office cuenca francisco de quevedo la 1 y fray luis de leon parque iberia.
Province of azuay principal sector llampasay km. Because they dont need to grow. 2 rooms for the ones that need a humid climate and outside for the ones that need a cold. The orchid family comprises approximately one third of the total endemic vascular plant species of ecuador 1710 orchid spp.
Botanical garden near the reserve entrance to learn about the diversity of montane forest plants. The majority however are found in the humid cloud forests and rain forests of the country.