Dendrobium christyanum

Dendrobium christyanum is a species of orchid endemic to the Chinese island of Hainan.
It produces a volatile organic compound that is unrecorded in other plant species. The flowers of this orchid produce a bee pheromone which attracts its pollinator, Vespa bicolor, a species of hornet. The novel feature, first reported in 2009, is supposed to mimic the distress pheromone of the indigenous Asian honey bee Apis cerana. The chemical compound, (Z)-11-eicosen-1-ol, can be detected by the hornet and is it is assumed this mimicry deceives the insect into visiting the flower without reward. V. bicolor preys on honey bees to feed its larvae. The European beewolf is also able to detect this compound when hunting bees.