Bucket orchid, Coryanthes speciosa, flower
RMID:Image ID:AXJ04P
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Custom Life Science Images / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
AXJ04PFile size:
48.1 MB (984.5 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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4680 x 3594 px | 39.6 x 30.4 cm | 15.6 x 12 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2007Location:
Massachusetts, United StatesMore information:
Flower of a bucket orchid, Coryanthes speciosa. Orchids of the genus Coryanthes emit a pheromone that attracts male euglossine bees. The bees fall into the "bucket" of the orchid and pick up pollinia (pollen packets) in their effort to escape. On a visit to a second orchid, the bee will deposit the pollinia, thereby pollinating the second orchid. Greenhouse specimen.