Sobralia
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Sobralia is a genus of orchids native to Mexico, Central and South America. The plants are more commonly terrestrial, but are also found growing epiphytically, in wet forests from sea level to about 8
Sobralia macrantha 03
Sobralia decora
Sobralia dichotoma
Sobralia fragrans
Pollinium
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A pollinium is a coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant that are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in orchids, which
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…of the flower is caused by a self-digesting enzyme. The lip is entire or lobed and clasps the column at its base. This columns carries eight soft pollinia. These flowers range in color from pure white to yellow, green, pink, purple, red, brown, and even a blue violet. The following species are recognized…
The waxy pollinia of a Phalaenopsis
Pollinia of a Phalaenopsis orchid
Pollinium of Ophrys apifera
Pollinia of Asclepias syriaca