Carnivorous Orchid?

From: Larry Gottlieb (lgott@ibm.net)
Date: Tue Nov 03 1998 - 14:28:29 PST

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Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 17:28:29 -0500
From: Larry Gottlieb <lgott@ibm.net>
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Subject: Carnivorous Orchid?

Carnivorous orchids? The November issue of Orchids magazine contains
an article on an orchid, Aracamunia liesneri. The article's subtitle
is "This native of Venezuela may be the first-described carnivorous
orchid". It goes on to say that "The presence of one or two peculiar
liguliform (tongue-shaped), glandular structures protruding from the
base of each leaf...suggest Aracamunia may be the first insectivorous
orchid", and that the structures are "compatible with flypaper insect
traps".

Anyone who knows what this means care to comment?

Larry

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