Catasetum macrocarpum

Catasetum macrocarpum
Male flower
Female flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Catasetum
Species:
C. macrocarpum
Binomial name
Catasetum macrocarpum
Rich. ex Kunth (1822)
Synonyms
  • Catasetum tridentatum Hook. (1824)
  • Catasetum floribundum Hook. (1825)
  • Catasetum claveringii Lindl. ex Van Geel (1829)
  • Cypripedium cothurnum Vell. (1831)
  • Catasetum tridentatum var. viridiflorum Hook. (1834)
  • Monachanthus viridis Lindl. (1835)
  • Catasetum macrocarpum var. bellum Rchb.f. (1886)
  • Catasetum costatum Rchb.f. (1887)
  • Catasetum macrocarpum var. chrysanthum L. Linden & Rodigas (1889)
  • Paphiopedilum cothurnum (Vell.) Pfitzer (1894)
  • Catasetum macrocarpum var. carnosissimum Cogn. (1895)

Catasetum macrocarpum, the large-fruited catasetum, is a species of orchid. It is also known as the monkey goblet and monk's head orchid. It is native to the Caribbean and South America, where its distribution extends from Trinidad and Tobago to Argentina.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Catasetum macrocarpum. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
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  • Wikispecies logo Data related to Catasetum macrocarpum at Wikispecies
  • "Catasetum macrocarpum". Orchid Species.


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