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]
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Scientific classification 
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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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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.
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