Catasetum saccatum

Catasetum saccatum, the sack-shaped catasetum, is a species of orchid.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

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Catasetum saccatum
Petals detached from the dorsal sepals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Catasetum
Species:	C. saccatum
Binomial name
Catasetum saccatum Lindl.
Synonyms
Catasetum saccatum var. eusaccatum Mansf. Catasetum saccatum var. typum Hoehne Catasetum christyanum var. obscurum Rchb.f. Catasetum secundum Klotzsch Catasetum baraquinianum Lem. Catasetum saccatum var. pliciferum Rchb.f. Catasetum christyanum Rchb.f. Catasetum christyanum var. chlorops Rchb.f. Catasetum cruciatum Schltr. Catasetum saccatum var. christyanum (Rchb.f.) Mansf.

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Charles Darwin remarked on the ability of the species to launch its viscid pollen sacs with explosive force, when an insect touches a seta. He was ridiculed for reporting this by the naturalist Thomas Huxley.^[2]