Anguloa × ruckeri

Anguloa × ruckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Anguloa
Species:
A. × ruckeri
Binomial name
Anguloa × ruckeri
Lindl., 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Anguloa clowesii var. ruckeri (Lindl.) Foldats (1959)
  • Anguloa clowesii var. macrantha F.Buyss. (1878)
  • Anguloa × macrantha Linden (1855)
  • Anguloa × media Rchb.f. (1881)
  • Anguloa × ruckeri var. media Rchb.f. (1886)
  • Anguloa × ruckeri var. wageneri Regel (1854)
  • Anguloa × sanguinea Kikkert (1906)

Anguloa × ruckeri is an orchid in the subfamily Epidendroideae that occurs from northeast Colombia to northwest Venezuela and northern Peru. It is considered to be a natural hybrid between Anguloa clowesii and Anguloa hohenlohii.[1]

The species is considered to have the smallest seeds of any flowering plant, with a weight of ~0.4 μg.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Anguloa × ruckeri Lindl". Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ Arditti, Joseph (1992). Fundamentals of Orchid Biology. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 539 (Table 12-2).
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