World's first night-blooming orchid discovered

Monday, November 21, 2011 - 21:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A "nocturnal" orchid that blooms only under the cover of darkness has been discovered on a tropical island in the South Pacific — a first for the orchid world, scientists say.

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