Sexually deceptive orchids with distinct flower morphologies elicit different behaviours from a shared pollinator
Sexual deception of the same pollinator by orchids varying in the location of sexual attractant and flower morphology highlights the considerable flexibility of this pollination strategy. Given their overlapping distributions and the viability of hybrid seed, pollinator sharing poses a hybridization risk that needs to be considered in the management of wild C. lowanensis populations and future conservation translocations.
Authors
- Noushka Reiter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8450-2769)
- Ryan D. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-9260)
- Björn Bohman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7097-5813)
- Marinus L. de Jager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5264-3142)
- Gareth D. Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-8731)
- Mike Wicks
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf234
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03