Bartholina
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 Bartholina burmanniana
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A member of the Fynbos plant kingdom, Bartholina is also known as the "Spider Orchid". The common name comes from the array of fine feather-like petals that surround the flower resembling the legs of a spider.
The family is named after the seventeenth century Danish scientist Thomas Bartholin.
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