Ceratocaryum
| Ceratocaryum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratocaryum Nees |
| Type species | |
Nees ex Kunth.[1]
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Ceratocaryum is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[3]
One species in this genus, , has an unusual seed dispersal method. Its berries mimic the appearance and smell of antelope droppings. This tricks dung beetles into gathering and burying them.[4][5]
- Species[3]
- Nees ex Kunth
- H.P.Linder
- (N.E.Br.) H.P.Linder
- (Kunth) H.P.Linder
- Mast.
- H.P.Linder
- H.P.Linder
- (Pillans) H.P.Linder
References[]
- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Ceratocaryum Nees". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Natural System of Botany 451.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "How to Dupe a Dung Beetle". The New Yorker. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Midgley, Jeremy J.; White, Joseph D. M.; Johnson, Steven D.; Bronner, Gary N. (2015-10-05). "Faecal mimicry by seeds ensures dispersal by dung beetles". Nature Plants. 1 (10): 15141. doi:10.1038/nplants.2015.141. ISSN 2055-0278. PMID 27251393. S2CID 20722232.
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- Restionaceae
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