''Neobathiea'', abbreviated as Nbth in the horticultural trade, is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of orchids (family

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

), native to

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and the

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. The genus is named for the French

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. The

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include small, monopodial

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s, with relatively large white, green, or green-and-white flowers with a long spur at the base of the lip.

Pollination

Pollination occurs through

hawkmoths The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

. The separation of species is upheld by

flower constancy Flower constancy or pollinator constancy is a behavior of pollinators wherein an individual exclusively visits a single flower species or morph to the exclusion of other flowers from which it could obtain resources. Constancy is distinct from sp ...

of pollinators.Grant, V. (1994). Modes and origins of mechanical and ethological isolation in angiosperms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 91(1), 3-10.

Synonyms

*''Neobathiea filicornu'' Schltr is a synonym of '' Neobathiea grandidierana'' (Rchb.f.) Garay *''Neobathiea gracilis'' Schltr and ''Neobathiea sambiranoensis'' Schltr are synonyms of '' Aeranthes schlechteri'' Bosser.

References

External links

* * Vandeae genera Epiphytic orchids {{Vandeae-stub