Coryanthes macrantha

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Coryanthes macrantha
Coryanthes macrantha Orchi 02.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Coryanthes
Species:
C. macrantha
Binomial name
Coryanthes macrantha
(Hook.) Hook.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gongora macrantha Hook.
  • Panstrepis paradoxa Raf.

Coryanthes macrantha commonly called the Bucket Orchid, or Monkey's Throat Orchid is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Coryanthes. It is native to Trinidad and to South America (Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana).[1] The fragrant plant is pollinated by the typical Euglossini bees (an Eulaema species) These bees are part of what is probably the most complicated pollination scheme presently known in nature.[2] and has one of the largest orchid blooms, sometimes weighing up to 100 grams (3.5 ounces) [3][4] and measuring up to five inches (12.5 centimeters) in width and height.[5][6] In Trinidad and Tobago the flower has reached a width and height of six Inches (fifteen centimeters) [7] The color is usually yellow to orange with small freckles along some parts of the flower, mainly inside the "bucket". But of course there are many different forms so it is not a rule.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Proctor, Michael (1996). The Natural History of Pollination. Portland: Timber Press. pp. 216–217 with illust.
  3. ^ Westlake, Meryl; Perez-Escobar, Oscar Alejandro (January 24, 2019). "Colombia's Most Interesting Orchids". Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Baker, Susan (May 28, 2021). "Interesting Facts About Colombian Orchids". Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Westlake and Perez-Escobar loc. cit.
  6. ^ Baker loc.cit
  7. ^ anonymous (December 1, 2021). "Trinidad and Tobago Orchid Society - Data Base". Retrieved December 1, 2021.

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