THREATENED ORCHIDS OF VENEZUELA

Orchids are the most evolved vascular plants family and one of the most diverse in the plant kingdom with around 25000 wild species organised in about 800 genera. The family is distributed worldwide except for the poles and the dessert regions, being particularly abundant in tropical areas. In the Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela, Carnevali records 213 genera and about 1800 species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Ninety-five of them are endangered species according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed in El Libro Rojo de la Flora Venezolana (1ª ed.).

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Orchids are the most evolved vascular plants family and one of the most diverse in the plant kingdom with around 25000 wild species organised in about 800 genera. The family is distributed worldwide except for the poles and the dessert regions, being particularly abundant in tropical areas. In the Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela, Carnevali records 213 genera and about 1800 species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Ninety-five of them are endangered species according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed in El Libro Rojo de la Flora Venezolana (1ª ed.).
Cattleya gaskelliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya jenmanii, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lawrenceana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lueddemanniana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya mossiae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya percivaliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya violaceae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya gaskelliana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CRA2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the eastern part of the Cordillera de la Costa, among the States of Monagas, Anzoategui and Sucre. It grows in the rain forest, along rivers and streams between 850 and 2200 masl, as lithophyte or epiphyte on some tree species of the genus Erythrina, Inga and Pithecellobium. The species was devoted to Mr. Gaskell, an English collector and grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya jenmanii ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar State, Canaima National Park, close to Santa Elena de Uairen) and Guyana. Epiphyte plant that grows in the premontane rain forest between 800 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. G S Jenman, director of the Botanical Garden of Guyana The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lawrenceana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar and Amazonas States), Guyana and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in gallery forests between 450 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. Trevor Lawrence, MD. Member of the British Parliament and a passionate English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lueddemanniana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the Cordillera de la Costa (Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda and Yaracuy Lara). Epiphyte plant that grows in hot, dry lands between 400 and 700 masl. The official name was given by H G Reichenbach in 1854 based on a plant sent by Mr. Lüddemann, Reichenbach´s friend and grower of the famous Pescatore orchid collection in Paris. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya mossiae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela with wide distribution in the Cordillera de la Costa and Los Andes. Epiphyte plant that grows on leafy trees from wet montane forests to cloud forests, between 900 and 1700 masl. It was designated national flower of Venezuela on 23 May 1951. It was devoted to Mr. Moss, enthusiastic English grower whose greenhouses left to Scotland the plant and sketches he made himself from, and which served as a reference to William Jackson Hooker, professor of botany at the University of Glasgow, to describe the species. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya percivaliana ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia and Venezuela (States of Trujjillo, Tachira, Lara and Merida). Lithophyte plant that grows near river courses between 1000 and 2000 masl. It was devoted to Mr. Percibal, a famous English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya violaceae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia, Venezuela (States of Amazonas, Apure and Bolivar), Guyana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in rainforests, scrubland over white sand substrates, gallery forests and riparian forests, between 35 and 500 masl. It was discovered by Humboldt in the Orinoco and later by Dr. Martius, a German naturalist who explored northern Brazil. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES.

Orchids are the most evolved vascular plants family and one of the most diverse in the plant kingdom with around 25000 wild species organised in about 800 genera. The family is distributed worldwide except for the poles and the dessert regions, being particularly abundant in tropical areas. In the Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela, Carnevali records 213 genera and about 1800 species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Ninety-five of them are endangered species according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed in El Libro Rojo de la Flora Venezolana (1ª ed.).
Cattleya gaskelliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya jenmanii, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lawrenceana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lueddemanniana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya mossiae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya percivaliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya violaceae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya gaskelliana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CRA2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the eastern part of the Cordillera de la Costa, among the States of Monagas, Anzoategui and Sucre. It grows in the rain forest, along rivers and streams between 850 and 2200 masl, as lithophyte or epiphyte on some tree species of the genus Erythrina, Inga and Pithecellobium. The species was devoted to Mr. Gaskell, an English collector and grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya jenmanii ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar State, Canaima National Park, close to Santa Elena de Uairen) and Guyana. Epiphyte plant that grows in the premontane rain forest between 800 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. G S Jenman, director of the Botanical Garden of Guyana The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lawrenceana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar and Amazonas States), Guyana and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in gallery forests between 450 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. Trevor Lawrence, MD. Member of the British Parliament and a passionate English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lueddemanniana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the Cordillera de la Costa (Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda and Yaracuy Lara). Epiphyte plant that grows in hot, dry lands between 400 and 700 masl. The official name was given by H G Reichenbach in 1854 based on a plant sent by Mr. Lüddemann, Reichenbach´s friend and grower of the famous Pescatore orchid collection in Paris. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya mossiae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela with wide distribution in the Cordillera de la Costa and Los Andes. Epiphyte plant that grows on leafy trees from wet montane forests to cloud forests, between 900 and 1700 masl. It was designated national flower of Venezuela on 23 May 1951. It was devoted to Mr. Moss, enthusiastic English grower whose greenhouses left to Scotland the plant and sketches he made himself from, and which served as a reference to William Jackson Hooker, professor of botany at the University of Glasgow, to describe the species. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya percivaliana ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia and Venezuela (States of Trujjillo, Tachira, Lara and Merida). Lithophyte plant that grows near river courses between 1000 and 2000 masl. It was devoted to Mr. Percibal, a famous English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya violaceae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia, Venezuela (States of Amazonas, Apure and Bolivar), Guyana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in rainforests, scrubland over white sand substrates, gallery forests and riparian forests, between 35 and 500 masl. It was discovered by Humboldt in the Orinoco and later by Dr. Martius, a German naturalist who explored northern Brazil. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES.

Orchids are the most evolved vascular plants family and one of the most diverse in the plant kingdom with around 25000 wild species organised in about 800 genera. The family is distributed worldwide except for the poles and the dessert regions, being particularly abundant in tropical areas. In the Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela, Carnevali records 213 genera and about 1800 species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Ninety-five of them are endangered species according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed in El Libro Rojo de la Flora Venezolana (1ª ed.).
Cattleya gaskelliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya jenmanii, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lawrenceana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lueddemanniana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya mossiae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya percivaliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya violaceae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya gaskelliana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CRA2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the eastern part of the Cordillera de la Costa, among the States of Monagas, Anzoategui and Sucre. It grows in the rain forest, along rivers and streams between 850 and 2200 masl, as lithophyte or epiphyte on some tree species of the genus Erythrina, Inga and Pithecellobium. The species was devoted to Mr. Gaskell, an English collector and grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya jenmanii ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar State, Canaima National Park, close to Santa Elena de Uairen) and Guyana. Epiphyte plant that grows in the premontane rain forest between 800 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. G S Jenman, director of the Botanical Garden of Guyana The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lawrenceana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar and Amazonas States), Guyana and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in gallery forests between 450 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. Trevor Lawrence, MD. Member of the British Parliament and a passionate English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lueddemanniana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the Cordillera de la Costa (Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda and Yaracuy Lara). Epiphyte plant that grows in hot, dry lands between 400 and 700 masl. The official name was given by H G Reichenbach in 1854 based on a plant sent by Mr. Lüddemann, Reichenbach´s friend and grower of the famous Pescatore orchid collection in Paris. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya mossiae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela with wide distribution in the Cordillera de la Costa and Los Andes. Epiphyte plant that grows on leafy trees from wet montane forests to cloud forests, between 900 and 1700 masl. It was designated national flower of Venezuela on 23 May 1951. It was devoted to Mr. Moss, enthusiastic English grower whose greenhouses left to Scotland the plant and sketches he made himself from, and which served as a reference to William Jackson Hooker, professor of botany at the University of Glasgow, to describe the species. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya percivaliana ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia and Venezuela (States of Trujjillo, Tachira, Lara and Merida). Lithophyte plant that grows near river courses between 1000 and 2000 masl. It was devoted to Mr. Percibal, a famous English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya violaceae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia, Venezuela (States of Amazonas, Apure and Bolivar), Guyana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in rainforests, scrubland over white sand substrates, gallery forests and riparian forests, between 35 and 500 masl. It was discovered by Humboldt in the Orinoco and later by Dr. Martius, a German naturalist who explored northern Brazil. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES.

Orchids are the most evolved vascular plants family and one of the most diverse in the plant kingdom with around 25000 wild species organised in about 800 genera. The family is distributed worldwide except for the poles and the dessert regions, being particularly abundant in tropical areas. In the Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela, Carnevali records 213 genera and about 1800 species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Ninety-five of them are endangered species according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed in El Libro Rojo de la Flora Venezolana (1ª ed.).
Cattleya gaskelliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya jenmanii, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lawrenceana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lueddemanniana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya mossiae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya percivaliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya violaceae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya gaskelliana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CRA2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the eastern part of the Cordillera de la Costa, among the States of Monagas, Anzoategui and Sucre. It grows in the rain forest, along rivers and streams between 850 and 2200 masl, as lithophyte or epiphyte on some tree species of the genus Erythrina, Inga and Pithecellobium. The species was devoted to Mr. Gaskell, an English collector and grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya jenmanii ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar State, Canaima National Park, close to Santa Elena de Uairen) and Guyana. Epiphyte plant that grows in the premontane rain forest between 800 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. G S Jenman, director of the Botanical Garden of Guyana The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lawrenceana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar and Amazonas States), Guyana and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in gallery forests between 450 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. Trevor Lawrence, MD. Member of the British Parliament and a passionate English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lueddemanniana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the Cordillera de la Costa (Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda and Yaracuy Lara). Epiphyte plant that grows in hot, dry lands between 400 and 700 masl. The official name was given by H G Reichenbach in 1854 based on a plant sent by Mr. Lüddemann, Reichenbach´s friend and grower of the famous Pescatore orchid collection in Paris. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya mossiae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela with wide distribution in the Cordillera de la Costa and Los Andes. Epiphyte plant that grows on leafy trees from wet montane forests to cloud forests, between 900 and 1700 masl. It was designated national flower of Venezuela on 23 May 1951. It was devoted to Mr. Moss, enthusiastic English grower whose greenhouses left to Scotland the plant and sketches he made himself from, and which served as a reference to William Jackson Hooker, professor of botany at the University of Glasgow, to describe the species. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya percivaliana ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia and Venezuela (States of Trujjillo, Tachira, Lara and Merida). Lithophyte plant that grows near river courses between 1000 and 2000 masl. It was devoted to Mr. Percibal, a famous English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya violaceae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia, Venezuela (States of Amazonas, Apure and Bolivar), Guyana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in rainforests, scrubland over white sand substrates, gallery forests and riparian forests, between 35 and 500 masl. It was discovered by Humboldt in the Orinoco and later by Dr. Martius, a German naturalist who explored northern Brazil. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES.

Orchids are the most evolved vascular plants family and one of the most diverse in the plant kingdom with around 25000 wild species organised in about 800 genera. The family is distributed worldwide except for the poles and the dessert regions, being particularly abundant in tropical areas. In the Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela, Carnevali records 213 genera and about 1800 species belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Ninety-five of them are endangered species according to the criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed in El Libro Rojo de la Flora Venezolana (1ª ed.).
Cattleya gaskelliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya jenmanii, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lawrenceana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya lueddemanniana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya mossiae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya percivaliana, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya violaceae, ORCHIDACEAE
Cattleya gaskelliana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CRA2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the eastern part of the Cordillera de la Costa, among the States of Monagas, Anzoategui and Sucre. It grows in the rain forest, along rivers and streams between 850 and 2200 masl, as lithophyte or epiphyte on some tree species of the genus Erythrina, Inga and Pithecellobium. The species was devoted to Mr. Gaskell, an English collector and grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya jenmanii ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar State, Canaima National Park, close to Santa Elena de Uairen) and Guyana. Epiphyte plant that grows in the premontane rain forest between 800 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. G S Jenman, director of the Botanical Garden of Guyana The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lawrenceana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Critically endangered CR A1d+2cd It is distributed in Venezuela (Bolivar and Amazonas States), Guyana and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in gallery forests between 450 and 1200 masl. The species was devoted to Mr. Trevor Lawrence, MD. Member of the British Parliament and a passionate English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya lueddemanniana ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela, distributed along the Cordillera de la Costa (Carabobo, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda and Yaracuy Lara). Epiphyte plant that grows in hot, dry lands between 400 and 700 masl. The official name was given by H G Reichenbach in 1854 based on a plant sent by Mr. Lüddemann, Reichenbach´s friend and grower of the famous Pescatore orchid collection in Paris. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya mossiae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 In danger EN A1cd+2cd Endemic to Venezuela with wide distribution in the Cordillera de la Costa and Los Andes. Epiphyte plant that grows on leafy trees from wet montane forests to cloud forests, between 900 and 1700 masl. It was designated national flower of Venezuela on 23 May 1951. It was devoted to Mr. Moss, enthusiastic English grower whose greenhouses left to Scotland the plant and sketches he made himself from, and which served as a reference to William Jackson Hooker, professor of botany at the University of Glasgow, to describe the species. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya percivaliana ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia and Venezuela (States of Trujjillo, Tachira, Lara and Merida). Lithophyte plant that grows near river courses between 1000 and 2000 masl. It was devoted to Mr. Percibal, a famous English grower. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES Cattleya violaceae ORCHIDACEAE Original digital illustration, 480x330 mm. 2012 Vulnerable VU A1d It is distributed in Colombia, Venezuela (States of Amazonas, Apure and Bolivar), Guyana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Epiphyte plant that grows in rainforests, scrubland over white sand substrates, gallery forests and riparian forests, between 35 and 500 masl. It was discovered by Humboldt in the Orinoco and later by Dr. Martius, a German naturalist who explored northern Brazil. The main threat facing this species is related to their exploitation as an ornamental plant. Internationally, it is included in Appendix II of CITES.