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What is a labellum?

What is a labellum? Here are some definitions.

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  1. The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually developed to be showy and attract pollinators.
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The labellum indument resembles, although superficially, that of the hairy areas of an insect tegument.
These encounters can be quite violent and frequently result in the labellum being torn from the flower.
The labellum is fixed or, as in most cases, hinged and articulated at the base of the column.
For example, the weakly zygomorphic flower is scarlet, shows diurnal anthesis and has a backwardly curved labellum.
The labellum is broad and obtuse, except for the yellow base, which stands erect and half-encloses the column.
Finally, nectar collects in the saccate nectary spur formed by the fusion of the margins of the labellum and the base of the column-foot.

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