Neobathiea grandidierana

Neobathiea grandidierana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Neobathiea
Species:	N. grandidierana
Binomial name
	Neobathiea grandidierana; (Rchb.f.) Garay
Synonyms
	Aeranthes grandidierana Rchb.f. (basionym); Angraecum grandidieranum (Rchb.f.) Carrière; Mystacidium grandidieranum (Rchb.f.) T. Durand & Schinz; Neobathiea filicornu Schltr.;

Neobathiea grandidierana is a species of orchid from Madagascar and the Comoros. It is named after the French naturalist Alfred Grandidier, who devoted his life to the study of Madagascar. Among the 6 described species of Neobathiea, this species is the most widely distributed within Madagascar, occurring in Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, and Toliara.^[1] In the Comoros, it occurs in Anjouan and Grande Comore.^[2] The habitat of this species is humid forest on west-faching slopes at the elevation range of 1000-1650m.^[2] In nature, the flowering season of this species is spring to early summer.^[1]

The long-spurred Neobathiea grandidierana from Madagascar is pollinated by a long-tongued sphinginid hawkmoth Panogena lingens with the pollinaria deposited on the basal part of the proboscis of the moth.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Cribb, Phillip; Hermans, Johan (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar. Kew Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 9781842461587. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Stewart, Joyce; Hermans, Johan; Campbell, Bob (2006). Angraecoid orchids: species from the African region. Timber Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-88192-788-0. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ L. Aners Nilsson; Lars Johnsson; Lydia Ralison; Emile Randrianjohany (Dec 1987). "Angraecoid Orchids and Hawkmoths in Central Madagascar: Specialized Pollination Systems and Generalist Foragers". Biotropica. 19 (4). The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation: 310–318. doi:10.2307/2388628. JSTOR 2388628.

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[phillip-2009-1] Cribb, Phillip; Hermans, Johan (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar. Kew Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 9781842461587. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[stewart-2006-2] Stewart, Joyce; Hermans, Johan; Campbell, Bob (2006). Angraecoid orchids: species from the African region. Timber Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-88192-788-0. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[Neobathiea_grandidierana-3] L. Aners Nilsson; Lars Johnsson; Lydia Ralison; Emile Randrianjohany (Dec 1987). "Angraecoid Orchids and Hawkmoths in Central Madagascar: Specialized Pollination Systems and Generalist Foragers". Biotropica. 19 (4). The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation: 310–318. doi:10.2307/2388628. JSTOR 2388628.

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