Satyrium pumilum

Satyrium pumilum
Satyrium pumilum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (SANBI Red List) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Satyrium
Species:	S. pumilum
Binomial name
Satyrium pumilum Thunb.
Synonyms
Diplectrum pumilum(Thunb.) Pers. Aviceps pumila(Thunb.) Lindl.

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]

References

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.