Ceratocentron

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Ceratocentron

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Ceratocentron
Senghas
Species:
C. fesselii
Binomial name
Ceratocentron fesselii
Senghas
Synonyms[3]
  • Tuberolabium calcaratum T.Hashim.[2]

Ceratocentron is a critically endangered

Cordillera Mountain ranges on Luzon island in the Philippines. The holotype was discovered in northern Nueva Ecija. The species is rare in the wild, and remained unknown to science until 1989.[3][4]

It is critically endangered due to habitat degradation and collecting. According to the

IUCN, over-collecting to keep up with demand in the international orchid trade has led to its decline.[1]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hashimoto, Tamotsu. 1991. Annals of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 10: 33
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Senghas, Karlheinz. 1989. Die Orchideen Hamburg 40: 90
  • 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.

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