Ceratocentron
| Ceratocentron | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Ceratocentron Senghas |
| Species: | C. fesselii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratocentron fesselii Senghas | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Tuberolabium calcaratum T.Hashim.[2] | |
Ceratocentron is a critically endangered genus of plants in family Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Ceratocentron fesselii, found at high altitudes from Nueva Viscaya to the Cordillera Mountain ranges on Luzon island in the Philippines. The species is rare in the wild, and remained unknown to science until 1989.[1][3]
It is critically endangered due to habitat degradation and collecting. The IUCN says "The species is over-collected in the wild, often sold in orchid shows and markets, and in demand in the international trade."[4]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Hashimoto, Tamotsu. 1991. Annals of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 10: 33
- ↑ Senghas, Karlheinz. 1989. Die Orchideen Hamburg 40: 90
- ↑ IUCN Red Book of Threatened Species
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 148 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7
External links
- IOSPE orchid photos
- Black Jungle Terrarium Supply (Turners Falls Massachusetts USA), Ceratocentron fesselii
- ARKive
- The Beauty of Orchids & Flowers, Ceratocentron fesselii Senghas 1989
- Martine's Orchids Garden, Ceratocentron fesselii
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