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On 17 August 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from Orchidaceae to Orchid. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

On 10 July 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Orchidaceae to Orchid. The result of the discussion was moved.

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by Amakuru talk 10:15, 27 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that some orchids can launch their pollen at visiting insects with explosive force, knocking them off the flower to ensure pollination?

Source: Desmond, Adrian; Moore, James (1991), Darwin, London: Michael Joseph, Penguin Group, ISBN 0-7181-3430-3 page 510.

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Comment: My first DYK nomination. If I did anything wrong let me know.

Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

WhatADrag07 (talk) 18:03, 11 October 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Date, size, spotchecks, GA status, hook, all GTG. I just can't fathom how you missed DYK noms all these years, in your work on dozens of GAs and FAs, User:Chiswick Chap (but yes, if this is your first time here, QPQ review is not required - but feel free to help anytime, as backlog always grows...). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:16, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I withdraw my nomination WhatADrag07 (talk) 17:06, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]