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Pouch (orchids)


In some genera of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), the labellum (lip) is modified into a slipper-shaped structure called a pouch'. Pouches occur in the genus Coryanthes and in all members of the Cypripedioideae except Phragmipedium lindenii.



05-27-2008 11:01:51
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