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The shapes, colors and fragrances of orchids are the result of their coevolution with pollinators. Pictured is a flower Coryanthes leucocorys, species that has evolved one of the most fascinating mechanisms of attracting pollinators by means of a liquid-filled pouch.Pollinia of an orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis in lateral viewPollinium of Phalaenopsis
The pollination of orchids is a complex chapter in the biology of this family of plants that are distinguished by the complexity of their flowers and by intricate ecological interactions with their pollinator agents. It has captured the attention of numerous scientists over time, including Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin published in 1862 the first observations of the fundamental role of insects in orchid pollination, in his book The Fertilization of Orchids.[1][note 1] Darwin stated that the varied stratagems orchids use to attract their pollinators transcend the imagination of any human being.[2]
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of the fundamental role of insects in orchidpollination, in his book The Fertilization ofOrchids. Darwin stated that the varied stratagems orchids use...
that orchids have evolved to achieve cross-pollination were investigated by Charles Darwin and described in Fertilisation ofOrchids (1862). Orchids have...
system of most flowering plants. When self-pollination occurs within a closed flower. Pollination often occurs within a species. When pollination occurs...
carry out artificial pollination. A pollinator is different from a pollenizer, a plant that is a source of pollen for the pollination process. Plants fall...
(/ˌfælɪˈnɒpsɪs/), also known as moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes...
The pollination syndromes of monocots can be quite distinct; they include having flower parts in multiples of three, adaptations to pollination by water...
tactile. This form of mimicry in plants is called Pouyannian mimicry. Several species oforchids mimic insects to facilitate pollination, secreting chemicals...
practice self-pollination. The flowers are almost exclusively self-pollinating in the northern ranges of the plant's distribution, however pollination by the...
important figure in the cultivation of vanilla. At the age of 12, he invented a technique for pollinating vanilla orchids quickly and profitably. Albius's...
in plants such as orchids and many species of milkweeds (Asclepiadoideae). Usage of the term differs: in some orchids two masses of pollen are well attached...
the water; the method of transport varies. Flowers can be pollinated by two mechanisms; cross-pollination and self-pollination. No mechanism is indisputably...
In January 1862 while researching insect pollinationoforchids, Charles Darwin received a package oforchids from the distinguished horticulturist James...
ambush predation to allow it to hunt larger pollinating insects. An example of this ambush predation is the orchid mantis's ability to ambush foraging butterflies...
adaptations oforchids for pollination. Slipper orchids have smooth landing surfaces that allow insects to slide into a container from which a window of light...
orchid, is a species oforchid and the type species of the genus Ophrys. It is remarkable as an example of the use of sexually deceptive pollination and...
understanding of plant-pollinator interactions, sometimes the pollinatorof a plant species cannot be accurately predicted from the pollination syndrome alone...
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male orchid bees; the specificity of their placement ensures that cross-pollination only occurs between orchidsof the same species. Different orchid bee...
Atlas ofOrchidPollination. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-90-5410-486-5. Netz, Christoph; Renner, Susanne S. (2017). "Long-spurred Angraecum orchids and long-tongued...
away to a source of food. The labellum of the orchid resembles a female thynnid wasp in shape, colour and scent. Insect pollination involving sexual attraction...
Entomophily or insect pollination is a form ofpollination whereby pollen of plants, especially but not only of flowering plants, is distributed by insects...
most important group[clarification needed] of European terrestrial orchids. During summer, all Ophrys orchids are dormant as underground bulbous tubers...
reproductive success of these orchids are higher in large populations as they are more attractive to pollinators. This species oforchid is pollinated by several...
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