Hormidium
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Within the Orchidaceae, Hormidium was originally a subgenus of the genus Epidendrum, but was later raised to a full genus. It is now considered not to be distinct from the genus Prosthechea, of which
Prosthechea pygmaea, formerly Hormidium pseudopygmaeum
Labellum (botany)
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In botany, the labellum is the part of the flower of an orchid or Canna, or other less-known genera, that serves to attract insects, which pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for them
Showy lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae) has a pink labellum
Labellum of a Phalaenopsis hybrid
Orchis italica, the naked man orchid, showing a labellum divided into several lobes
Labellum of the orchid Laelia superbiens, showing five wavy ridges of the callus