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    Ansellia africana selective spotting

    Ansellia africana selective spotting
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Piet Grobler

    The dorsal sepal of this Ansellia africana flower opposing the lip is free from maroon or red-brown spots. The pair of lateral sepals has few spots and the lateral petal pair has many. The lip is brighter yellow than the other tepals, here curved like a lapping tongue. The gynostemium above its back end is pale.

    Hawk moths pollinate the very sweetly scented flowers at night (Pooley, 1998; Onderstall, 1984; iNaturalist; Wikipedia; http://pza.sanbi.org).

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