Catasetum cernuum

Nodding Catasetum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Catasetinae
Genus: Catasetum
Species: C. cernuum
Binomial name
Catasetum cernuum
(Lindl.) Rchb.f. (1863)
Synonyms
  • Myanthus cernuus Lindl. (1832) (Basionym)
  • Monachanthus viridis Lindl. (1832)
  • Catasetum trifidum Hook. (1833)
  • Catasetum viride (Lindl.) Lindl. (1841)
  • Catasetum umbrosum Barb.Rodr. (1877)
  • Catasetum cernuum var. umbrosum (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. (1902)
  • Catasetum cernuum var. revolutum Cogn. (1906)
  • Catasetum cernuum var. typum Hoehne (1942)

The Nodding Catasetum (Catasetum cernuum) is a species of orchid found from Trinidad to Brazil.

References

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