Catasetum barbatum

Bearded Catasetum
Male flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Catasetinae
Genus: Catasetum
Species: C. barbatum
Binomial name
Catasetum barbatum
(Lindl.) Lindl. (1844)
Synonyms
  • Myanthus barbatus Lindl. (1835) (Basionym)
  • Monachanthus viridis M.R. Schomb. (1837)
  • Myanthus barbatus var. immaculatus Knowles & Westc. (1837)
  • Catasetum proboscideum Lindl. (1839)
  • Catasetum spinosum (Hook.) Lindl. (1840)
  • Myanthus spinosus Hook. (1840)
  • Catasetum comosum Cogn. (1895)
  • Catasetum brachybulbon Schltr. (1925)
  • Catasetum polydactylon Schltr. (1925)
  • Catasetum buchtienii Kraenzl. (1928)
Catasetum barbatum

The Bearded Catasetum (Catasetum barbatum) is a species of orchid. It occurs commonly in Amazonas and Central Brazil. It is found in a wide variety of open, lowlands habitats, mostly riparian. It is unique in having male, female, and hermaphroditic flowers, pollinated by male euglossine bees.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species


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