Ceratocentron

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Ceratocentron
Species: C. fesselii
Name

Ceratocentron Senghas, Die Orchidee, (Hamburg) 40: 89 (1989)

monotypic taxon

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 148 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
Senghas, K. 1989. Die Orchidee 40: 90.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ceratocentron. Accessed: 2021 Apr 28.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ceratocentron in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 28. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ceratocentron in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Ceratocentron. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ceratocentron. Published online. Accessed: 28 Apr 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Ceratocentron. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 28.

Vernacular names

Ceratocentron is a critically endangered monotypic genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It sole known species, Ceratocentron fesselii, is found at high altitudes from Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija to the Cordillera Mountain ranges on Luzon island in the Philippines. The holotype was discovered in northern Nueva Ecija. The species is rare in the wild, and remained unknown to science until 1989.[3][4]

It is critically endangered due to habitat degradation and collecting. According to the IUCN, over-collecting to keep up with demand in the international orchid trade has led to its decline. [1]
References

Agoo, E.M.G.; Cootes, J.; Golamco, A.; Jr.; de Vogel, E.F.; Tiu, D. (2004). "Ceratocentron fesselii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46297A11043482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46297A11043482.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Hashimoto, Tamotsu. 1991. Annals of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden 10: 33
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Senghas, Karlheinz. 1989. Die Orchideen Hamburg 40: 90

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 148 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7