holcoglossum amesianum

Holcoglossum amesianum is an orchid species in the genus Holcoglossum. It is unique in the plant kingdom as the only known flower to pollinate itself.

Rather than depending on insects or even the wind for pollination, scientists have discovered that Holcoglossum amesianum actually fertilizes itself. The orchid defies gravity to twist the male part of its flower into the necessary shape to fertilize the female one.The plant does so without the help of sticky fluids or other methods used by self-pollinating ...