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The Chinese orchid, Cymbidium serratum, is pollinated by the wild mountain mouse Rattus fulvescens. The flowers use both odor and colour as attractants, and provide labellum as food reward for the pollinators. The mice pollinate the flowers during their endeavour to eat the labellums.
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Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Ma, XK. et al. The unique mouse pollination in an orchid species. Nat Prec (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.1824.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.1824.1
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