Sunday, April 21, 2019

Coryanthes macrantha [Hooker]Hooker 1831, an orchid with an amazingly complex structure.



The flowers of Coryanthes are some of the most complex and fascinating in the world.  The flowers have an inner pool, scent secreting surfaces and glands that secrete liquid to fill the pool.  A full description of the flowers is beyond the scope of this post but I recommend highly reading about the natural history of these amazing orchids.

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