A region of western Asia, in what is now Iraq, known as the âcradle of civilization.â Western writing first developed there, done with sticks on clay tablets. Agricultural organization on a large scale also began in Mesopotamia, along with work in bronze and iron (see Bronze Age and Iron Age).
Analysis: The photo is real â this orchid does exist, and the colorful center of the flower does resemble the face of a monkey or baboon â but the captions above are only semi-correct. The actual species name of the flower is Dracula gigas (Dracula meaning dragon, gigas meaning giant), not, as claimed above, Dracula simia.
â¢ The honohono orchid (Dendrobium anosmum) is native to tropical monsoon climates. Its leaves grow during the wet season, but its flowers appear during the dry season.The leaf and flower stems trail from the plant and can reach 3 to 9âfeet long in the wild, but flower stems are just 1 to 3âfeet in cultivation. The honohono orchid (Dendrobium anosmum) is native to tropical monsoon climates. Its leaves grow during the wet season, but its flowers appear during the dry season.