Clifton's Anguloa vs

Anguloa cliftonii compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Key Differences

Clifton's Anguloa is Critically Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clifton's Anguloa
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Liliopsida (백합강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Asparagales (비짜루목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Orchidaceae	Niaceae
Genus	Anguloa	Flagelloscypha
Species	Anguloa cliftonii	Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Clifton's Anguloa

CR — Critically Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clifton's Anguloa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clifton's Anguloa

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Clifton's Anguloa

Clifton's Anguloa, Anguloa cliftonii, is a striking terrestrial orchid in the family Orchidaceae native to the cloud forests of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The genus Anguloa, known as cradle orchids or tulip orchids, is celebrated among orchid enthusiasts for its large, tulip-shaped, waxy flowers that rock gently when moved, simulating the movement of a bee—a presumed pollination adaptation. The flowers of Anguloa cliftonii are creamy white to pale yellow, often with pink or rose spotting, and are produced singly on erect peduncles arising from the base of large, pleated pseudobulbs. The plant is a cool-growing epiphyte or lithophyte found in humid montane forest at elevations between approximately 1,500 and 2,500 meters in the Andes. Anguloa species are pollinated by male euglossine bees attracted to fragrant compounds. The cloud forest habitats of the Andes are among the world's most biodiverse ecosystems and simultaneously among the most threatened, subject to deforestation for agriculture, cattle ranching, and coca cultivation. Many Andean orchid species are also threatened by over-collection for the horticultural trade. Anguloa cliftonii is cultivated in specialist collections and is the subject of conservation concern in its native range.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis는 외표면에 강모 모양의 털이 있는 극소형의 흰색~크림색 자낭반을 지닌 털컵버섯이다. 온대 유럽 삼림 낙엽수의 죽은 가지와 잔가지에 자라며, 죽은 목질 식물 재료를 분해하는 부생 자낭균류이다.