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]
Angraecum cadetii | |
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Angraecum cadetii flower | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Angraecum |
Species: | A. cadetii
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Binomial name | |
Angraecum cadetii |
References
edit- ^ "Angraecum cadetii". NCBI taxonomy database. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ 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. PMC 2826249. PMID 20067913.
External links
edit- Video clip of Angraecum cadetii pollination
- Media related to Angraecum cadetii at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Angraecum cadetii at Wikispecies