Catasetum saccatum

Catasetum saccatum
Petals detached from the dorsal sepals
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Catasetum
Species:
C. saccatum
Binomial name
Catasetum saccatum
Synonyms
  • Catasetum saccatum var. eusaccatum Mansf.
  • Catasetum saccatum var. typum Hoehne
  • Catasetum christyanum var. obscurum Rchb.f.
  • Catasetum secundum Klotzsch
  • Catasetum baraquinianum Lem.
  • Catasetum saccatum var. pliciferum Rchb.f.
  • Catasetum christyanum Rchb.f.
  • Catasetum christyanum var. chlorops Rchb.f.
  • Catasetum cruciatum Schltr.
  • Catasetum saccatum var. christyanum (Rchb.f.) Mansf.

Catasetum saccatum, the sack-shaped catasetum, is a species of orchid.

Charles Darwin remarked on the ability of the species to launch its viscid pollen sacs with explosive force, when an insect touches a seta. He was ridiculed for reporting this by the naturalist Thomas Huxley.

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