Bartholina burmanniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Bartholina |
Species: | B. burmanniana
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Binomial name | |
Bartholina burmanniana (L.) Ker Gawl.[1]
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Bartholina burmanniana, the spider orchid, is a species of deciduous, geophytic, flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.[2] It is one of two species within the Bartholina genus, the other being B. etheliae.[3] The species’ common name refers to its spreading and deeply cut lip that is said to resemble a spider's legs.[4] It is native to the Eastern and the Western Cape Provinces of South Africa, flowering from the end of August to the middle of October and peaking in September.[3] This is one of the species sometimes referred to as "spider orchid".
Bartholina burmanniana is rarely found in colonies, growing in small groups or singly in a variety of habitats and soil types.[3] Mass flowering is observed after summer bush fires remove thick vegetation, creating an opportune environment for attracting pollinators.[3] Work undertaken in 2009 has proposed the long-proboscid tabanid fly, Philoliche rostrate, to be the pollinator of this species.[3]
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