Biology:Angraecum cadetii

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Short description: Species of orchid

Angraecum cadetii
Angraecum cadetii flower
Angraecum cadetii flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Angraecum
Species:
A. cadetii
Binomial name
Angraecum cadetii
Bosser[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. "Angraecum cadetii" (in English). Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 18 November 2013. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=1424679. Retrieved 26 September 2017. 
  2. Micheneau, Claire; Fournel, Jacques; Warren, Ben H.; Hugel, Sylvain; Gauvin-Bielecki, Anne; Pailler, Thierry; Strasberg, Dominique; Chase, Mark W. (11 January 2010). "Orthoptera, a new order of pollinator". Annals of Botany 105 (3): 355–364. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp299. ISSN 1095-8290. PMID 20067913. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1596807 entry