Satyrium pumilum

Satyrium pumilum
	Satyrium pumilum
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Satyrium
Species:	S. pumilum
Binomial name
	Satyrium pumilum; Thunb.
Synonyms
	Diplectrum pumilum (Thunb.) Pers.; Aviceps pumila (Thunb.) Lindl.;

Satyrium pumilum, also called the carrion-flower orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. It mimics carrion that attracts specific species of pollinating flesh flies.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ van der Niet, Timotheüs; Hansen, Dennis M.; Johnson, Steven D. (2011-05-01). "Carrion mimicry in a South African orchid: flowers attract a narrow subset of the fly assemblage on animal carcasses". Annals of Botany. 107 (6): 981–992. doi:10.1093/aob/mcr048. ISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3080630. PMID 21402538.

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[1] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[2] van der Niet, Timotheüs; Hansen, Dennis M.; Johnson, Steven D. (2011-05-01). "Carrion mimicry in a South African orchid: flowers attract a narrow subset of the fly assemblage on animal carcasses". Annals of Botany. 107 (6): 981–992. doi:10.1093/aob/mcr048. ISSN 1095-8290. PMC 3080630. PMID 21402538.

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