Quekettia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Quekettia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Quekettia (in honor of E. J. Quekett). Orchida- ceae. Small epiphytic plants: lvs. terete, fleshy: scape filiform, branched: fls. small; sepals and petals similar, linear; lip erect from foot of column, about as long as sepals, entire, hollowed at base; column erect, with 2 recurved appendages at apex; anther terminal, incumbent; pollinia 2, waxy, ovoid, upon linear stalks.— About 6 species known, all Brazilian. Related to Ada; little known horticulturally. George V. Nash. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Genus: Quekettia Peckham & Peckham, 1902
Species
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Quekettia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

Species

• Quekettia georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) (Madagascar)