Angraecum cadetii
| Angraecum cadetii | |
|---|---|
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| Angraecum cadetii flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandaeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Alliance: | Angraecum |
| Genus: | Angraecum |
| Species: | A. cadetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Angraecum cadetii Bosser | |
Angraecum cadetii is a species of orchid endemic to Mauritius and Réunion. It was named after botanist Thérésien Cadet. It is the only known flower known to be pollinated by a cricket, specifically by a species of raspy cricket: Glomeremus orchidophilus.[1]
References
- ↑ Micheneau, Claire; Fournel, Jacques; Warren, Ben H.; Hugel, Sylvain; Gauvin-Bielecki, Anne; Pailler, Thierry; Strasberg, Dominique; Davis, Mark W. (11 January 2010). "Orthoptera, a new order of pollinator". Annals of Botany (Oxford: Oxford University Press) 105 (3): 355–364. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp299. ISSN 1095-8290. PMC 2826249. PMID 20067913. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
External links
- (Angraecum cadetii) at Wikimedia Commons
- (Angraecum cadetii) at Wikispecies
- (Angraecum cadetii) at Encyclopedia of Life
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