Catasetum macrocarpum

Catasetum macrocarpum
Male flower
Female flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Catasetum
Species:	C. macrocarpum
Binomial name
Catasetum macrocarpum Rich. ex Kunth (1822)
Synonyms
Catasetum tridentatum Hook. (1824) Catasetum floribundum Hook. (1825) Catasetum claveringii Lindl. ex Van Geel (1829) Cypripedium cothurnum Vell. (1831) Catasetum tridentatum var. viridiflorum Hook. (1834) Monachanthus viridis Lindl. (1835) Catasetum macrocarpum var. bellum Rchb.f. (1886) Catasetum costatum Rchb.f. (1887) Catasetum macrocarpum var. chrysanthum L. Linden & Rodigas (1889) Paphiopedilum cothurnum (Vell.) Pfitzer (1894) Catasetum macrocarpum var. carnosissimum Cogn. (1895)

Catasetum macrocarpum, the large-fruited catasetum, is a species of orchid. It is also known as the monkey goblet and monk's head orchid. It is native to the Caribbean and South America, where its distribution extends from Trinidad and Tobago to Argentina.

Gallery

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  Male flower
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  Male Eulaema niveofasciata pollinating male flower
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  Orchid bee pollinating female flower
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  Seed pods
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  Seed pods
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  Pseudobulb
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  Pseudobulb on tree
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  Aerial roots

External links

• Media related to Catasetum macrocarpum at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Catasetum macrocarpum at Wikispecies
• "Catasetum macrocarpum". Orchid Species.