Satyrium pumilum
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Satyrium |
Species: | S. pumilum
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Satyrium pumilum, also called the carrion-flower orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. It mimics carrion that attracts specific species of pollinating flesh flies.[2]
References
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- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ van der Niet, Timotheüs; Hansen, Dennis M.; Johnson, Steven D. (2011-05-01). "Carrion mimicry in a South African orchid: flowers attract a narrow subset of the fly assemblage on animal carcasses". Annals of Botany. 107 (6): 981–992. doi:10.1093/aob/mcr048. ISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3080630. PMID 21402538.