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