Biology:Amesiella monticola
| Amesiella monticola | |
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| Flower of Amesiella monticola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Amesiella |
| Species: | A. monticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Amesiella monticola Cootes & D.P.Banks
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| distribution of Amesiella monticola | |
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Amesiella monticola is a miniature species of epiphytic orchid native to the Philippines. The specific epithet "monticola" refers to the montaneous habitat of the species. Monticola is a combination of "mons" or "montis", meaning mountain and "cola" or "colere" meaning "inhabitant" or "dweller".[3]
Description
These monopodial herbs form small, leathery leaves.[4] The genus Amesiella forms white flowers with long spurs.[5] The 1–6 very large flowers in relation to the vegetative parts of the plants are borne on short, axillary racemes. They have a characteristic long, twisted spur, indicating moth pollination.[6] The flowers are purely white, devoid of any golden pigmentation of the labellum. This separates it from Amesiella philippinensis.
Taxonomy
By some this species is treated as a mere variation of Amesiella philippinensis. Hence, it is synonymous with Amesiella philippinensis var. monticola.[2]
Conservation
This species is critically endangered and its population is decreasing.[7][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Agoo, E.M.G.; Cootes, J.; Golamco, A., Jr.; de Vogel, E.F.; Tiu, D. (2004). "Amesiella monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T46294A11042992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46294A11042992.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46294/11042992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Amesiella monticola" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/1005530-1. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. pp. 260, 348. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
- ↑ Teoh E.S. (2021) Amesiella Schltr. ex Garay. In: Orchid Species from Himalaya and Southeast Asia Vol. 1 (A - E). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58872-4_9
- ↑ Eur. J. Entomol. 112(2): 393–397, 2015 doi: 10.14411/eje.2015.031 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online)
- ↑ Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3) Alec M. Pridgeon / Phillip J. Cribb / Mark W. Chase / Finn N. Rasmussen 2014 OUP Oxford ISBN 978-0-19-100389-9
- ↑
Wikidata ☰ Q15497391 entry
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