Angraecum sesquipedale of Madagascar, and his hypothesis that it was pollinated by a bizzare, long-tongued moth pollinator - Darwins or Comet orchid

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Darwins orchid, Comet orchid, The genus Angraecum is best known for Darwin's study of the comet orchid, Angraecum sesquipedale of Madagascar, and his hypothesis that it was pollinated by a bizzare, long-tongued moth pollinator
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Media ID 10647607
Date: 13th February 2015
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Owner URL: http://www.kew.org/
Credit: RBG Kew
Filename: ORC-Ang_sesquipedale_041115AM001.jpg
Image Size: 3263 x 4316 Pixels
Filesize is 3.48MB
Associated Categories: Plants and Fungi
Associated Categories: Flowers
Keywords: angraecum sesquipedale, charles darwin, christmas orchid, cream, darwin, darwin s, epiphyte, flower, king, madagascar, moth, orchid, orchidaceae, plant portrait, star of bethlehem, white, xanthopan morganii praedicta