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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.[2][4]

Ceratocentron
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Ceratocentron Senghas
Species:	C. fesselii
Binomial name
Ceratocentron fesselii Senghas
Synonyms[2]
Tuberolabium calcaratum T.Hashim.[3]

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

• 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

External links

• IOSPE orchid photos
• Black Jungle Terrarium Supply (Turners Falls Massachusetts USA), Ceratocentron fesselii
• ARKive
• The Beauty of Orchids & Flowers, Ceratocentron fesselii Senghas 1989
• Martine's Orchids Garden, Ceratocentron fesselii

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