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Old 05-31-2007, 11:33 AM
R Srinivasan R Srinivasan is offline
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Originally Posted by MisterRay View Post
I'm not sure if anyone else has called it this, but my "Wasp Orchid" supposedly developed a similar mechanism for pollenization:

Dendrobium spectabile
That "Wasp Orchid" Dendrobium spectabile got its name from its dingy yellow colour with less remarkable stripes. Often I used to feel that God was not certain how this orchid specie should look like! Moreover wasps being truly predatory seldom do bees job of pollination.
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