Angraecum sesquipedale
Angraecum sesquipedale /ˌsɛskwᵻpᵻˈdeɪliː/, also known as Darwin's orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and King of the Angraecums, is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Angraecum endemic to Madagascar. The orchid was first discovered by the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1798, but was not described until 1822. It is noteworthy for its long spur and its association with the naturalist Charles Darwin, who surmised that the flower was pollinated by a then undiscovered moth with a proboscis whose length was unprecedented at the time. His prediction had gone unverified until 21 years after his death, when the moth was discovered and his conjecture vindicated. The story of its postulated pollinator has come to be seen as one of the celebrated predictions of t
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Angraecum sesquipedale
Angraecum sesquipedale /ˌsɛskwᵻpᵻˈdeɪliː/, also known as Darwin's orchid, Christmas orchid, Star of Bethlehem orchid, and King of the Angraecums, is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Angraecum endemic to Madagascar. The orchid was first discovered by the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1798, but was not described until 1822. It is noteworthy for its long spur and its association with the naturalist Charles Darwin, who surmised that the flower was pollinated by a then undiscovered moth with a proboscis whose length was unprecedented at the time. His prediction had gone unverified until 21 years after his death, when the moth was discovered and his conjecture vindicated. The story of its postulated pollinator has come to be seen as one of the celebrated predictions of t
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Angraecum sesquipedale /ˌsɛskw ...... ns of the theory of evolution.
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Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars ...... bert du Petit-Thouars en 1822.
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Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars ...... a che confermava tale ipotesi.
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Angraecum sesquipedale is een ...... lse autodidact Charles Darwin.
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Angraecum sesquipedale é uma e ...... edições da teoria da evolução.
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Angraecum sesquipedale – gatun ...... y z gatunku Xanthopan morgani.
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Angraecum sesquipedale, gelege ...... graphisch dokumentiert werden.
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L'étoile de Madagascar (Angrae ...... aceae endémique de Madagascar.
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Ангрекум полуторафутовый (лат. ...... звание Angraecum sesquipedale.
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アングレカム・セスキペダレ (学名: Angraecum s ...... オドントグロッサム属Odontoglossumのランを指す。
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* Aeranthes sesquipedalis (Thouars)Lindl.)
* Angorchis sesquepedalis (Thouars)Kuntze)
* Macroplectrum sesquipedale (Thouars)Pfitzer)
* Mystacidium sesquipedale (Thouars)Rolfe)
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Angraecum sesquipedale
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Angraecum sesquipedale
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A. sesquipedale
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*A. s. var. angustifolium
* A. s. var. sesquipedale
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Angraecum sesquipedale /ˌsɛskw ...... he celebrated predictions of t
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Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars ...... bert du Petit-Thouars en 1822.
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Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars ...... a che confermava tale ipotesi.
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Angraecum sesquipedale is een ...... lse autodidact Charles Darwin.
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Angraecum sesquipedale é uma e ...... i descrita até ao ano de 1822.
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Angraecum sesquipedale – gatun ...... y z gatunku Xanthopan morgani.
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Angraecum sesquipedale, gelege ...... dem Namen Xanthopan morganii p
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L'étoile de Madagascar (Angrae ...... aceae endémique de Madagascar.
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Ангрекум полуторафутовый (лат. ...... звание Angraecum sesquipedale.
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アングレカム・セスキペダレ (学名: Angraecum s ...... オドントグロッサム属Odontoglossumのランを指す。
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Angraecum sesquipedale
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Angraecum sesquipedale
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Angraecum sesquipedale
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Ангрекум полуторафутовый
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アングレカム・セスキペダレ
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