Labellum

Labellum

The labellum (or Lip) is part of an Orchid, Canna or other less known flower that serves to attract insects that pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for those insects.

The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished from the other petals and from the sepals by its large size and its often irregular shape. It is not unusual for the other two petals of an orchid flower to look like the sepals, so that the labellum stands out as distinct.

References

* Bailey, L.H. - Canna x orchiodes. Gentes Herb. (Ithaca), 1 (3): 120 (1923).
* Chaté, E. - Le Canna, 1866.
* Khoshoo, T.N. & Guha, I. - Origin and Evolution of Cultivated Cannas. Vikas Publishing House.


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  • labellum — [lə bel′əm] n. pl. labella [lə bel′ə] [ModL < L, dim. of labrum, lip, akin to labium: see LIP] the lowest of the three petals forming the corolla of an orchid, usually larger than the other two petals, and often spurred …   English World dictionary

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  • labellum — noun (plural labella) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of labrum lip more at lip Date: 1830 1. the median and usually most morphologically distinct member of the corolla of an orchid 2. a terminal part of the labium or labrum of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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