Ceratocaryum
Ceratocaryum is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1836.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[3]
| Ceratocaryum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratocaryum Nees |
| Type species | |
| Ceratocaryum argenteum Nees ex Kunth.[1] | |
One species in this genus, Ceratocaryum argenteum, has an unusual seed dispersal method. Its berries mimic the appearance and smell of antelope droppings. This tricks dung beetles into gathering and burying them.[4][5]
- Species[3]
- Ceratocaryum argenteum Nees ex Kunth
- Ceratocaryum caespitosum H.P.Linder
- Ceratocaryum decipiens (N.E.Br.) H.P.Linder
- Ceratocaryum fimbriatum (Kunth) H.P.Linder
- Ceratocaryum fistulosum Mast.
- Ceratocaryum persistens H.P.Linder
- Ceratocaryum pulchrum H.P.Linder
- Ceratocaryum xerophilum (Pillans) H.P.Linder
References
- "Tropicos | Name - Ceratocaryum Nees". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1836. Natural System of Botany 451.
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- "How to Dupe a Dung Beetle". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- Midgley, Jeremy J.; White, Joseph D. M.; Johnson, Steven D.; Bronner, Gary N. (2015-10-05). "Faecal mimicry by seeds ensures dispersal by dung beetles". Nature Plants. 1 (10): 15141. doi:10.1038/nplants.2015.141. ISSN 2055-0278. PMID 27251393.
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