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Orchidaceae

Telipogon peruvianus T.Hashim.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Telipogon

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Telipogon peruvianus: The male is performing pre-copulatory behaviour on a flower. Note the legs grasping the flower even before the male has landed. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journ
Photo: Manfred Ayasse, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.