Hydnora africana
Description:
Hydnora africana
From the Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection
The threads that cross the gaps between the "sepals" of the Hydnora flower when the flower opens are pulled apart after a few days. Any beetles that entered the flower through those threads can now easily escape.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliids
- Piperales
- Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family)
- Hydnora
- Hydnora africana
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- copyright
- Sherwin Carlquist
- publisher
- Campbell, Dana
- photographer
- Sherwin Carlquist
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- EOL Rapid Response Team
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