Neobathiea
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Neobathiea, abbreviated as Nbth in the horticultural trade,<ref>http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf Template:Dead link</ref> is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), native to tropical moist broadleaf forests of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The genus is named for the French botanist Henri Perrier de la Bâthie.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The species include small, monopodial epiphytes, with relatively large white, green, or green-and-white flowers with a long spur at the base of the lip.
Pollination
Pollination occurs through hawkmoths. The separation of species is upheld by flower constancy of pollinators.<ref>Grant, V. (1994). Modes and origins of mechanical and ethological isolation in angiosperms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 91(1), 3-10.</ref>
Synonyms
- Neobathiea filicornu Schltr is a synonym of Neobathiea grandidierana (Rchb.f.) Garay
- Neobathiea gracilis Schltr and Neobathiea sambiranoensis Schltr are synonyms of Aeranthes schlechteri Bosser.