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]

Satyrium pumilum
Satyrium pumilum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. pumilum
Binomial name
Satyrium pumilum
Synonyms

References

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  1. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ 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.