por Cristian Solari
Angraecum sesquipedale (+) Pollination (+) Xanthopan morganii
Observación
This is the famous pollination relationship that was predicted by Darwin once he discovered this orchid with a 30cm long flower in 1862. 40 years later in 1903 the existence of the moth was confirmed, the Darwin’s Hawkmoth (Xanthopan morganii praedicta) with a 30cm proboscis to reach the nectar.
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