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Image of Catasetum luridum (Link) Lindl.

Image of Catasetum luridum (Link) Lindl.

Description:

Male flower. Pollen sack landed on the lip of this male flower when manipulating it for the shoot and inadvertently touching its launching mechanism. It usually lands on the back of a euglosssine bee that pollinates Catasetum.

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2008 Alex V. Popovkin
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Alex V. Popovkin
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