Neobathiea grandidierana

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]

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
Synonyms

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
  1. Cribb, Phillip; Hermans, Johan (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar. Kew Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 9781842461587. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  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.
  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. The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. 19 (4): 310–318. doi:10.2307/2388628. JSTOR 2388628.
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