Neobathiea grandidierana
| Neobathiea grandidierana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Neobathiea |
| Species: | N. grandidierana
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| Binomial name | |
| Neobathiea grandidierana | |
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Neobathiea grandidierana is a species of orchid from Madagascar and the Comoros. It is named after the French naturalist Alfred Grandidier. Among the six described species of Neobathiea, this species is the most widely distributed within Madagascar, occurring in Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, and Toliara.[1] In the Comoros, it occurs in Anjouan and Grande Comore.[2] The habitat of this species is humid forest on west-faching slopes at the elevation range of 1000-1650m.[2] It flowers from spring to early summer.[1]
The long-spurred Neobathiea grandidierana from Madagascar is pollinated by a long-tongued sphinginid hawkmoth Panogena lingens with the pollinaria deposited on the basal part of the proboscis of the moth.[3]
References
- ^ a b Cribb, Phillip; Hermans, Johan (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar. Kew Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 9781842461587. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Stewart, Joyce; Hermans, Johan; Campbell, Bob (2006). Angraecoid orchids: species from the African region. Timber Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-88192-788-0. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ L. Aners Nilsson; Lars Johnsson; Lydia Ralison; Emile Randrianjohany (Dec 1987). "Angraecoid Orchids and Hawkmoths in Central Madagascar: Specialized Pollination Systems and Generalist Foragers". Biotropica. 19 (4). The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation: 310–318. doi:10.2307/2388628. JSTOR 2388628.
External links
- Media related to Neobathiea grandidierana at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Neobathiea grandidierana at Wikispecies