RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1861.06.15. Aristolochia sipho. CUL-DAR49.65. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR49 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 3 on 'On...organic beings occasionally crossing' or dichogamy.
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June 15th 1861. Aristolochia sipho, apparently receives flies to effect impregnation; I found several in many flowers & they were dusted with pollen: there is nothing whatever to prevent exit of flies in this species. The flies were minute.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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