Orchid flowers (Diaphananthe rutila). Each of the flowers has a specialised petal called the lip (lower petal, divided by a vertical line). This attra

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Orchid flowers (Diaphananthe rutila). Each of the flowers has a specialised petal called the lip (lower petal, divided by a vertical line). This attracts pollinators to the flower. This orchid is found growing in trees in tropical Africa. There are more than 30,000 species of orchids worldwide, many of which are grown as ornamental flowers.

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Keywords: african, biological, biology, botanical, botany, diaphananthe, epiphyte, epiphytic, flower, flowering, flowers, nature, orchid, plant, quartet, reproduction, reproductive, rutila, tropical