Jumellea | |
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Flowering Jumellea arachnantha specimen in cultivation | |
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Flowering Jumellea comorensis specimen in cultivation | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
Genus: | Jumellea Schltr. [1] |
Species [1] | |
Synonyms [1] | |
This genus does not have synonyms |
Jumellea is an orchid genus with 55 species native to Madagascar, the Comoros, the Mascarenes, and eastern Africa. [1] In horticulture, it is often abbreviated Jum.
It is named after Henri Lucien Jumelle, a French botanist. [2]
Jumellea exhibits the typical adaptions to pollination by hawk moths. However, also auto-pollination is known to occur in Jumellea stenophylla. [3]
Jumellea is proven to be monophyletic. [4]
Jumellea is the sister group to Aeranthes . [4] [5] [6] Both genera together are the sister group to Angraecum : [6] [5]
Angraecum evolved into a separate lineage about 9.12 million years ago, and the genera Jumellea and Aeranthes separated about 9.55 million years ago. This means these genera date back to the Miocene. [6]