Ambrella longituba
| Ambrella longituba | |
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| type specimen of Ambrella longituba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Genus: | Ambrella H.Perrier |
| Species: | A. longituba
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| Binomial name | |
| Ambrella longituba H.Perrier
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| Distribution of Ambrella longituba | |
Ambrella is a monotypic genus in the orchid family.[1] The single species, Ambrella longituba is endemic to Madagascar.[2] The type specimen was collected and described by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1934.[3]
Ecology
This species is native to the semi-dry forests of the Northern tip of Madagascar at altitudes of 800 m above sea level. It has been found growing on branches of Viguieranthus alternans (Benth.) Villiers (syn. Calliandra alternans Benth.[4]),[5][6] which is the preferred phorophyte of Ambrella longituba.[7] Its pollinators are corrently unknown.[6]
Cultivation
It is uncommon in cultivation.[6]
References
- ^ De La Bathie, H. P. (1934). "Ambrella, genre nouveau d'Orchidées (Angraecoïdées) de Madagascar." Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France, 81(4), 655-657.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Stewart, Joyce; Hermans, Johan; and Campbell, Bob Ian Martin. "Angraecoid orchids: species from the African region". Timber Press, Inc. (2006). p. 156-157.
- ^ "Viguieranthus alternans (Benth.) Villiers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Lecoufle, M., & Bosser, J. (2011). "Les Orchidées de Madagascar: Orchids of Madagascar." BIOTOPE.
- ^ a b c Pridgeon, A. M., Cribb, P. J., Chase, M. W., & Rasmussen, F. N. (Eds.). (2014). "Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3)." OUP Oxford.
- ^ Rasmussen, H. N., & Rasmussen, F. N. (2018). "The epiphytic habitat on a living host: reflections on the orchid–tree relationship." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(4), 456-472.
External links
Data related to Ambrella at Wikispecies
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