The Orchids of Ecuador

Orchids of Ecuador: How to find Orchids during your Trip

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

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

Acianthera found living in Ecuador. Quito, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Aganisia

Aganisia white flowers

Aganisia found living in Ecuador. Shushufindi, Sucumbios. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @faustocornejo1

Altensteinia

Altensteinia wildflowers found in Ecuador.

Altensteinia found living in Ecuador. Riobamba, Chimborazo. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @cisnerosheredia

Anathallis

Anathallis Wildflowers living in South America

Anathallis found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @diegopatino

Andinia

Andinia blossoms from Ecuador

Andinia found living in Ecuador. Los Bancos, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Arundina (Exotic)

Arundina Exotic Asian orchid

Arundina found living in Ecuador. Via a Canoayacu, Tena, Napo, EC. All Rights Reserved. @aymetanguila

Benzingia

Benzingia hyperreal Flowers in Ecuador

Benzingia found in Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @linethalexandragonzlezmora

Brassia

Brassia Spider Orchid wildflowers

Brassia found living in Ecuador. Los Bancos, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Catasetum

Catasetum

Catasetum found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Sucumbíos, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Caucaea

Caucaea

Caucaea found living in Ecuador. Bosque Protector Umbria, Cotopaxi, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas

Cattleya

Cattleya Purple and Pink in the canopy in Ecuador.

Cattleya found living in Ecuador. Tarapoa, Sucumbíos, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @jujurenoult

Chaubardia

Chaubardia Pink and Yellow wildflowers in Ecuador.

Chaubardia found living in Ecuador. Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador, Parque Nacional Llanganates. All Rights Reserved. @linethalexandragonzlezmora

Chondroscaphe

Chondroscaphe

Chondroscaphe found living in Ecuador. Tulcan, Carchi, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @jorgebrito

Cleistes

Cleistes blooming Lightly violet and yellow.

Cleistes found living in Ecuador.  Shell, Pastaza, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @arethusa

Comparettia

Comparettia rich purple in Ecuador

Comparettia found living in Ecuador.  Lluvia de Oro, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @wladimirpatino

Cranichis

Cranichis White with tiny dotted wildflower in Ecuador.

Cranichis found living in Ecuador.  Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Cyclopogon

Cyclopogon stalk with yellow wild blossoms in Ecuador.

Cyclopogon found living in Ecuador.  Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @holgerbeck

Cycnoches

Cycnoches reaching for the pink in Ecuador.

Cycnoches found living in Ecuador.  Found by Daniel King. La Selva Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Cyrtochilum

Cyrtochilum with yellow flakes and brown dotting in Ecuador.

Cyrtochilum found living in Ecuador.  Papallacta, Napo, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Dichaea

Dichaea

Dichaea found living in Ecuador.  Chingual, Sucumbios, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @cristinarestrepo

Dimerandra

Dimerandra

Dimerandra found living in Ecuador.  Maicito, Manabi, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @natalylara

Dracula

Endemic Dracula for Southern Ecuador.

Dracula found living in Ecuador.  Guaquichuma, Loja, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Dressleria

Dressleria lemon green in Ecuador.

Dressleria found living in Ecuador.  Maquipucuna Reserve, Nagegalito, Pichincha, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @holgerbecker

Dresslerella

Dresslerella

Dresslerella found living in Ecuador.  Valladolid, Palanda, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @paola_om

Elleanthus

Elleanthus light purple with yellow blossom in Ecuador.

Elleanthus found living in Ecuador. Laguna de Cuicocha, Imbabura, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @david_torres

Epidendrum

Epidendrum

Epidendrum found living in Ecuador. Valle de Tandayapa, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas

Eriopsis

Eriopsis with dark red dots on the lips in Ecuador.

Eriopsis found living in Ecuador. Masphi Private Reserve, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @christiansaa

Erycina

Erycina with light brown splash in the center in Ecuador.

Erycina found living in Ecuador.  Piñas, El Oro, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Euryblema

Euryblema with dark red and cream petals blossom in Ecuador

Euryblema found living in Ecuador. Masphi Private Reserve, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas

Fernandezia

Fernandezia

Fernandezia found living in Ecuador. Reserva Ecologica El Angel, Carchi. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @pako_limon

Gomphichis

Gomphichis

Gomphichis found living in Ecuador. Malacatosl, Loja. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @kantoborgy

Gongora

Gongora

Gongora found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Govenia

Govenia with light spray of purple on cream blossom in Ecuador.

Govenia found living in Ecuador. Reserva Geobotanica Pululahua, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @kstenman

Habenaria

Habenaria white and yellow with hairy spikes in Ecuador.

Habenaria found living in Ecuador. El Pailon, Carchi. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @jorgebrito

Houlletia

Houlletia

Houlletia found living in Ecuador. Cascada de San Rafel, Cayambe-Coca National Park. Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Huntleya

Huntleya with eyes, mostly brown and white in Ecuador

Huntleya found living in Ecuador. Chingual, Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @cristinarestrepo

Ionopsis

Ionopsis

Ionopsis found living in Ecuador. San Tadeo, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Kefersteinia

Kefersteinia

Kefersteinia found living in Ecuador. El Pailon, Carchi. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @jorgebrito

Koellensteinia

Koellensteinia

Koellensteinia found living in Ecuador. La Selva Lodge, Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas

Laelia

Laelia

Laelia found living in Ecuador. Sani Lodge, Sucumbios. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rob21

Lepanthes

Lepanthes

Lepanthes found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @benjamin_patino

Ligeophila

Ligeophila

Ligeophila found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Lockhartia

Lockhartia

Lockhartia found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @benjamin_patino

Lycaste

Lycaste

Lycaste found living in Ecuador. Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @darwin20

Lycomormium

Lycomormium

Lycomormium found living in Ecuador. BosqueProtector El Chontal, Imbabura, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @alexwcranston

Malaxis

Malaxis

Malaxis found living in Ecuador. Reserva Santa Lucia, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @holgerbeck

Masdevallia

Masdevallia

Masdevallia found living in Ecuador. San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @wladimirpatino

Maxillaria

Maxillaria

Maxillaria found living in Ecuador. Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @leslie_flint

Miltoniopsis

Miltoniopsis

Miltoniopsis found living in Ecuador.  La Ciudad Perdida. Nangaritza, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @paola_om

Monophyllorchis

Monophyllorchis

Monophyllorchis found living in Ecuador.  Talag, Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @oldschoolproduce

Muscarella

Muscarella

Muscarella found living in Ecuador. Nanegal, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @nataliaescobar

Oncidium

Oncidium

Oncidium found living in Ecuador. Nanegal, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @javierarias29

Pelexia

Pelexia

Pelexia found living in Ecuador. Baños, Tungurahua, Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ripleyrm

Pescatoria

Pescatoria

Pescatoria found living in Ecuador. Sucre, Reserva Jama Coaque, Manabi Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rebry

Phaius (Exotic)

Phaius

Phaius found living in Ecuador. Puyo, Pastaza Ecuador. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @less-moya

Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium

Phragmipedium found living in Ecuador. Lyarina Lodge, Pto Misahualli, Napo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @elizabethswanson

Platystele

Platystele

Platystele found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @benjamin_patino

Plectrophora

Plectrophora

Plectrophora found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Pleurothallis

Pleurothallis

Pleurothallis found living in Ecuador. Nanegalito, Pichincha. Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @holgerbeck

Polystachya

Polystachya

Polystachya found living in Ecuador. Zamora, Zamora Chinchipe. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Ponthieva

Ponthieva

Ponthieva found living in Ecuador. Parque Nacional Sangay, Morona Santiago. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @arethusa

Porphyrostachys

Porphyrostachys

Porphyrostachys found living in Ecuador. Alausi, Chimborazo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @cisnerosheredia

Porroglossum

Porroglossum

Porroglossum found living in Ecuador. Alausi, Chimborazo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ecuadornaturetours

Prosthechea

Prosthechea

Prosthechea found living in Ecuador. Baños, Tungurahua. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @estebansurez

Psychopsis

Psychopsis

Psychopsis found living in Ecuador. Baños, Tungurahua. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ryan_l_lynch

Rodriguezia

Rodriguezia

Rodriguezia found living in Ecuador. Rio Piatua, Napo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @morganstickrod

Scaphosepalum

Scaphosepalum

Scaphosepalum found living in Ecuador. Lloa, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Selenipedium

Selenipedium

Selenipedium found living in Ecuador. Tiputini Biological Station, Parque Nacional Yasuni, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @cynthia_gvillegas

Sobralia

Sobralia

Sobralia found living in Ecuador. Mindo, Pichincha. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @rudygelis

Stanhopea

Stanhopea

Stanhopea found living in Ecuador. Finca El Piura, Sucua, Morona Santiago. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ricardofsy

Stelis

Stelis

Stelis found living in Ecuador. Chalguayacu Alto, García Moreno, Imbabura. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @arethusa

Sudamerlycaste

Sudamerlycaste

Sudamerlycaste found living in Ecuador. Cotalo, Tungurahua. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @arethusa

Telipogon

Telipogon

Telipogon found living in Ecuador. Oyacachi, Napo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @luisyupa

Trichoceros

Trichoceros

Trichoceros found living in Ecuador. Cacha Machangara, Riobamba, Chimborazo. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ripleyrm

Trichopilia

Trichopilia

Trichopilia found living in Ecuador. Nanegalito, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @naturesebas

Trichosalpinx

Trichosalpinx

Trichosalpinx found living in Ecuador. Reserva Bellavista, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @ecuadornaturetours

Trizeuxis

Trizeuxis

Trizeuxis found living in Ecuador. Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @blackdogto

Vanilla

Vanilla

Vanilla found living in Ecuador. Puyo, Pastaza. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @carlos_andres_silva_aldas

Warczewiczella

Warczewiczella

Warczewiczella found living in Ecuador. Yuturi, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @lisakoetke

Xylobium

Xylobium

Xylobium found living in Ecuador. Giripuno Amazon Lodge, Orellana. Ecuador All Rights Reserved. @fernandovaca

Zelenkoa

Zelenkoa

Zelenkoa found living in Ecuador. Machalilla, Manabi, Ecuador. All Rights Reserved. @rossy4