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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself
More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been ...
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Some orchids have 'fingers' to pollinate themselves
Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique ...
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New orchid species discovered resembles a small cupcake
As per taxonomic rules, the species from Norfolk Island retained the name Adelopetalum argyropus because it was the first ...
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Orchid's unique structure reveals new self-pollination mechanism
More information: Dactyliform appendage contributes to delayed selfing in the diminutive orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, Plants People Planet (2025). DOI: 10.1002/PPP3.10624 ...
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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself
A species of fungus-eating orchid has an ingenious self-pollinating method. The secret lies in the orchid’s mysterious finger-like appendage. “I knew there had to be more to it than just an ...