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The niche does not differ between self- and cross-pollinated Epipactis...
One third of orchid species are able to self-pollinate which allows orchids to reproduce without relying on pollinators. Selfing leads to low genetic variability and can restrict a species...
View ArticleSexual deception in Australian orchids
Since I’m covering this conference on behalf of Botany One/Annals of Botany, I’d be remiss if I didn’t briefly delve into the Annals of Botany lecture given on Tuesday afternoon by Rod Peakall of the...
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How will plants cope with fewer pollinators?
The numbers of flying insects are decreasing. There are now fewer bees, flies, moths, beetles and butterflies around to visit flowers and move pollen between plants. Now, Pierre-Olivier Cheptou, an...
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Approaches for orchid conservation at the U.S. Botanic Garden
Given the ongoing losses of biodiversity worldwide, including many plant species, increased commitment is needed to better protect plant diversity, particularly when disproportionate attention is...
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An orchid gives assistance, forests reduced persistence, and weeds’...
Answer to an orchid’s puzzling shape hiding in plain sight The wild orchid Habenaria radiata’s pure white petals resemble a white egret in flight (hence its common name white egret orchid). H. radiata...
View ArticleOrchid Mimics Aphids to Lure Pollinators in Intricate Trap Flower Scheme
You can listen to this page as an audio file (English only). A recent study by Cardoso and colleagues in Annals of Botany reveals an intricate pollination strategy employed by the lady’s slipper...
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Can Botanists Rescue the Endangered Orchids of Malaysia?
A study by Besi and colleagues sheds light on the worrying threat to orchid species diversity posed by human activity (anthropogenic) and natural disasters (naturogenic). Published in The Botanical...
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How Serapias Orchids Outsmart Self-Pollination
Among terrestrial Mediterranean orchids, the genus Serapias employs an unusual strategy known as “shelter imitation”, where the floral elements form a tubular structure that insects use during their...
View ArticleThe Love Lies and Sweet Rewards of Australian Orchids
At school we’re taught that pollination is a partnership. Plants provide a reward, like nectar, and in return insects carry pollen to other plants. Producing a reward takes effort, wouldn’t it be...
View ArticleEndangered Vanilla Orchids Hiding in Plain Sight
You might think vanilla is plain, but research shows it’s anything but. Emerson Pansarin’s latest paper in Plant Ecology and Evolution reveals that a plant thought to be one Vanilla species is two....
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