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5 It is pollinated by breeding flies attracted by an

odor produced by the flower. The odor is a combination


of essential oils. Flies travel down the tubular part
of the flower to the utricle where the reproductive
organs are found. The tube is lined with trichomes
that direct the fly down to the utricle and prevent
the fly from moving out. The reproduction contains
three main phases. The first phase, the fly carrying
pollen from other flowers pollinates the carpel.
During the second phase, the stamen mature releasing
pollen on the fly. This phase lasts one day. While
trapped inside the flower, the fly eats nectar
produced along the walls of the utricle. The
trichomes then are signaled to wither, allowing for
the fly to escape. The entire reproductive process
lasts two days before senescence and abscises in
the third phase.

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