Coryanthes macrantha

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Coryanthes
Species: Coryanthes macrantha
Name

Coryanthes macrantha (Hook.) Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3102 (1831)
Synonymy

Basionym
Gongora macrantha Hook., Bot. Misc. 2: 151 (1831)
Heterotypic
Panstrepis paradoxa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 41 (1838)

Homonym

Coryanthes macrantha Mast., Gard. Chron. 1882(1): 592 (1882), nom. illeg. - vide: Coryanthes elegantium Linden & Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 1114 (1868)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil North.

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

Hooker, W.J. 1831. Botanical Magazine 58: sub t. 3102.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coryanthes macrantha. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coryanthes macrantha in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Coryanthes macrantha in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Coryanthes macrantha. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Coryanthes macrantha. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jul 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Coryanthes macrantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

Coryanthes macrantha commonly called the Bucket Orchid, or Monkey's Throat Orchid is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Coryanthes. It is native to Trinidad and to South America (Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana).[1] The fragrant plant is pollinated by the typical Euglossini bees (an Eulaema species) These bees are part of what is probably the most complicated pollination scheme presently known in nature.[2] and has one of the largest orchid blooms, sometimes weighing up to 100 grams (3.5 ounces) [3][4] and measuring up to five inches (12.5 centimeters) in width and height.[5][6] In Trinidad and Tobago the flower has reached a width and height of six Inches (fifteen centimeters) [7] The color is usually yellow to orange with small freckles along some parts of the flower, mainly inside the "bucket". But of course there are many different forms so it is not a rule.

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Proctor, Michael (1996). The Natural History of Pollination. Portland: Timber Press. pp. 216–217 with illust.
Westlake, Meryl; Perez-Escobar, Oscar Alejandro (January 24, 2019). "Colombia's Most Interesting Orchids". Retrieved December 1, 2021.
Baker, Susan (May 28, 2021). "Interesting Facts About Colombian Orchids". Retrieved December 1, 2021.
Westlake and Perez-Escobar loc. cit.
Baker loc.cit
anonymous (December 1, 2021). "Trinidad and Tobago Orchid Society - Data Base". Retrieved December 1, 2021.