Catasetum barbatum

Catasetum barbatum
	Male flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Catasetum
Species:	C. barbatum
Binomial name
	Catasetum barbatum; (Lindl.) Lindl. (1844)
Synonyms
	Myanthus barbatus Lindl. (1835) (Basionym); Monachanthus viridis M.R. Schomb. (1837); Myanthus barbatus var. immaculatus Knowles & Westc. (1837); Catasetum proboscideum Lindl. (1839); Catasetum spinosum (Hook.) Lindl. (1840); Myanthus spinosus Hook. (1840); Catasetum comosum Cogn. (1895); Catasetum brachybulbon Schltr. (1925); Catasetum polydactylon Schltr. (1925); Catasetum buchtienii Kraenzl. (1928);

Catasetum barbatum, the bearded catasetum, is a species of orchid. It occurs commonly in Amazonas and Central Brazil. It is found in a wide variety of open, lowlands habitats, mostly riparian. It is unique in having male, female, and hermaphroditic flowers, pollinated by male euglossine bees.^[1]

References edit

^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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[iucn-1] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Catasetum barbatum

Male flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Catasetum
Species:	C. barbatum
Binomial name
*Catasetum barbatum* (Lindl.) Lindl. (1844)
Synonyms
Myanthus barbatus Lindl. (1835) (Basionym) Monachanthus viridis M.R. Schomb. (1837) Myanthus barbatus var. immaculatus Knowles & Westc. (1837) Catasetum proboscideum Lindl. (1839) Catasetum spinosum (Hook.) Lindl. (1840) Myanthus spinosus Hook. (1840) Catasetum comosum Cogn. (1895) Catasetum brachybulbon Schltr. (1925) Catasetum polydactylon Schltr. (1925) Catasetum buchtienii Kraenzl. (1928)