The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) and Smithsonian Gardens showcased orchids in their new exhibit, available for viewing from Feb. 14 to Apr. 27. The exhibit, entitled “Orchids: Masters of ...

Scientists have created a global database of pollination data for almost 3000 orchid species. Recent research, published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, used the database to reveal ...

V. 1. -- Part I Subfamily Cypripedioideae (The Slipper Orchids) -- 2 Cypripedium L. (The Lady's-Slippers), Introduction -- 3 Section Acaulia -- 4 Section Obtusipetala -- 5 Section Cypripedium -- 6 ...

Fungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit flies in exchange for pollination, which is the first evidence for nursery pollination in orchids. This ...

A population of Luisia curtisii (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae) in northern Thailand was studied with regard to pollination biology. Although a high level of self-compatibility was demonstrated ...

1. Pollination niches are important components of ecological niches and have played a major role in the diversification of Angiosperms. In this study, we focused on Euro-Mediterranean orchids, which ...

Recent research, published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, used the database to reveal that orchids show remarkable diversity of highly specialised pollination strategies that differ ...