Explore the realm of the Orchids in Ecuador: Learn How to find Orchids during your Trip. We have listed most of the Genera to be encounter.
The amazing of world of Orchids in Ecuador takes an exceptional jump from Beauty to Bizarreness. In Ecuador 1 out of 10 plants is an Orchid, it means it can be found almost everywhere, from the coastline in the Pacific to snowline in the Andes.
The Bioregions in Ecuador with most Orchids observations are at the Foothills and Montane of each side of the Andes.
The Bioregions of Ecuador
- The Dry Thicket of the Coast
- Deciduous Forest of the Coast
- Tropical Humid Forest of Chocó
- Western Foothills Forest
- Western Montane Forest
- Paramo
- Interandean Scrub Forest
- Eastern Montane Forest
- Eastern Foothills Forest
- Amazon Tropical Humid Forest
Principal Generas of Orchids found in Ecuador
Principal Generas of Orchids found in Ecuador: How to find Orchids during your Trip
All the genera in here had been produced in the Citizen Science Project in INaturalist: Orchids of Ecuador.
At this moment this project has 4,796 Observations made by 833 field observers, this community of 250 Identifiers had been able to identify 477 Species of Ecuadorian Orchids.
The Generas are organized alphabetically. We will continue updating and help you to find more Orchids in Ecuador.
Acianthera
Acianthera found living in Ecuador. Quito, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Aganisia
Aganisia found living in Ecuador. Shushufindi, Sucumbios. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @faustocornejo1
Altensteinia
Altensteinia found living in Ecuador. Riobamba, Chimborazo. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @cisnerosheredia
Anathallis
Anathallis found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @diegopatino
Andinia
Andinia found living in Ecuador. Los Bancos, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Arundina (Exotic)
Arundina found living in Ecuador. Via a Canoayacu, Tena, Napo, EC. All Rights Reserved. @aymetanguila
Benzingia
Benzingia found in Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @linethalexandragonzlezmora
Brassia
Brassia found living in Ecuador. Los Bancos, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Catasetum
Catasetum found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Sucumbíos, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Caucaea
Caucaea found living in Ecuador. Bosque Protector Umbria, Cotopaxi, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas
Cattleya
Cattleya found living in Ecuador. Tarapoa, Sucumbíos, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @jujurenoult
Chaubardia
Chaubardia found living in Ecuador. Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador, Parque Nacional Llanganates. All Rights Reserved. @linethalexandragonzlezmora
Chondroscaphe
Chondroscaphe found living in Ecuador. Tulcan, Carchi, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @jorgebrito
Cleistes
Cleistes found living in Ecuador. Shell, Pastaza, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @arethusa
Comparettia
Comparettia found living in Ecuador. Lluvia de Oro, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @wladimirpatino
Cranichis
Cranichis found living in Ecuador. Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Cyclopogon
Cyclopogon found living in Ecuador. Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @holgerbeck
Cycnoches
Cycnoches found living in Ecuador. Found by Daniel King. La Selva Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Cyrtochilum
Cyrtochilum found living in Ecuador. Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Dichaea
Dichaea found living in Ecuador. Chingual, Sucumbios, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @cristinarestrepo
Dimerandra
Dimerandra found living in Ecuador. Maicito, Manabi, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @natalylara
Dracula
Dracula found living in Ecuador. Guaquichuma, Loja, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Dressleria
Dressleria found living in Ecuador. Maquipucuna Reserve, Nagegalito, Pichincha, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @holgerbecker
Dresslerella
Dresslerella found living in Ecuador. Valladolid, Palanda, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @paola_om
Elleanthus
Elleanthus found living in Ecuador. Laguna de Cuicocha, Imbabura, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @david_torres
Epidendrum
Epidendrum found living in Ecuador. Valle de Tandayapa, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas
Eriopsis
Eriopsis found living in Ecuador. Masphi Private Reserve, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @christiansaa
Erycina
Erycina found living in Ecuador. Piñas, El Oro, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Euryblema
Euryblema found living in Ecuador. Masphi Private Reserve, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas
Fernandezia
Fernandezia found living in Ecuador. Reserva Ecologica El Angel, Carchi. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @pako_limon
Gomphichis
Gomphichis found living in Ecuador. Malacatosl, Loja. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @kantoborgy
Gongora
Gongora found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Govenia
Govenia found living in Ecuador. Reserva Geobotanica Pululahua, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @kstenman
Habenaria
Habenaria found living in Ecuador. El Pailon, Carchi. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @jorgebrito
Houlletia
Houlletia found living in Ecuador. Cascada de San Rafel, Cayambe-Coca National Park. Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Huntleya
Huntleya found living in Ecuador. Chingual, Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @cristinarestrepo
Ionopsis
Ionopsis found living in Ecuador. San Tadeo, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Kefersteinia
Kefersteinia found living in Ecuador. El Pailon, Carchi. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @jorgebrito
Koellensteinia
Koellensteinia found living in Ecuador. La Selva Lodge, Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas
Laelia
Laelia found living in Ecuador. Sani Lodge, Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rob21
Lepanthes
Lepanthes found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @benjamin_patino
Ligeophila
Ligeophila found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Lockhartia
Lockhartia found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @benjamin_patino
Lycaste
Lycaste found living in Ecuador. Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @darwin20
Lycomormium
Lycomormium found living in Ecuador. BosqueProtector El Chontal, Imbabura, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @alexwcranston
Malaxis
Malaxis found living in Ecuador. Reserva Santa Lucia, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @holgerbeck
Masdevallia
Masdevallia found living in Ecuador. San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @wladimirpatino
Maxillaria
Maxillaria found living in Ecuador. Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @leslie_flint
Miltoniopsis
Miltoniopsis found living in Ecuador. La Ciudad Perdida. Nangaritza, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @paola_om
Monophyllorchis
Monophyllorchis found living in Ecuador. Talag, Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @oldschoolproduce
Muscarella
Muscarella found living in Ecuador. Nanegal, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @nataliaescobar
Oncidium
Oncidium found living in Ecuador. Nanegal, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @javierarias29
Pelexia
Pelexia found living in Ecuador. Baños, Tungurahua, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ripleyrm
Pescatoria
Pescatoria found living in Ecuador. Sucre, Reserva Jama Coaque, Manabi Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rebry
Phaius (Exotic)
Phaius found living in Ecuador. Puyo, Pastaza Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @less-moya
Phragmipedium
Phragmipedium found living in Ecuador. Lyarina Lodge, Pto Misahualli, Napo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @elizabethswanson
Platystele
Platystele found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @benjamin_patino
Plectrophora
Plectrophora found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Pleurothallis
Pleurothallis found living in Ecuador. Nanegalito, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @holgerbeck
Polystachya
Polystachya found living in Ecuador. Zamora, Zamora Chinchipe. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Ponthieva
Ponthieva found living in Ecuador. Parque Nacional Sangay, Morona Santiago. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @arethusa
Porphyrostachys
Porphyrostachys found living in Ecuador. Alausi, Chimborazo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @cisnerosheredia
Porroglossum
Porroglossum found living in Ecuador. Alausi, Chimborazo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ecuadornaturetours
Prosthechea
Prosthechea found living in Ecuador. Baños, Tungurahua. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @estebansurez
Psychopsis
Psychopsis found living in Ecuador. Baños, Tungurahua. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ryan_l_lynch
Rodriguezia
Rodriguezia found living in Ecuador. Rio Piatua, Napo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @morganstickrod
Scaphosepalum
Scaphosepalum found living in Ecuador. Lloa, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Selenipedium
Selenipedium found living in Ecuador. Tiputini Biological Station, Parque Nacional Yasuni, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @cynthia_gvillegas
Sobralia
Sobralia found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis
Stanhopea
Stanhopea found living in Ecuador. Finca El Piura, Sucua, Morona Santiago. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ricardofsy
Stelis
Stelis found living in Ecuador. Chalguayacu Alto, García Moreno, Imbabura. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @arethusa
Sudamerlycaste
Sudamerlycaste found living in Ecuador. Cotalo, Tungurahua. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @arethusa
Telipogon
Telipogon found living in Ecuador. Oyacachi, Napo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @luisyupa
Trichoceros
Trichoceros found living in Ecuador. Cacha Machangara, Riobamba, Chimborazo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ripleyrm
Trichopilia
Trichopilia found living in Ecuador. Nanegalito, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas
Trichosalpinx
Trichosalpinx found living in Ecuador. Reserva Bellavista, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ecuadornaturetours
Trizeuxis
Trizeuxis found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @blackdogto
Vanilla
Vanilla found living in Ecuador. Puyo, Pastaza. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @carlos_andres_silva_aldas
Warczewiczella
Warczewiczella found living in Ecuador. Yuturi, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @lisakoetke
Xylobium
Xylobium found living in Ecuador. Giripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca
Zelenkoa
Zelenkoa found living in Ecuador. Machalilla, Manabi, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rossy4
