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Angraecum cadetii

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Species of orchid

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

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.

References

  1. "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.
  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. PMC 2826249. PMID 20067913.

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Angraecum cadetii


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