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
	Anguloa clowesii var. ruckeri(Lindl.) Foldats (1959) ; Anguloa clowesii var. macranthaF.Buyss. (1878) ; Anguloa × macranthaLinden (1855) ; Anguloa × mediaRchb.f. (1881) ; Anguloa × ruckeri var. mediaRchb.f. (1886) ; Anguloa × ruckeri var. wageneri Regel (1854) ; Anguloa × sanguineaKikkert (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

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

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[kew-1] "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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