Evolutionary relationships among pollinators and repeated pollinator sharing in sexually deceptive orchids

RD Phillips, GR Brown, KW Dixon… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The mechanism of pollinator attraction is predicted to strongly influence both plant
diversification and the extent of pollinator sharing between species. Sexually deceptive …

Sexual attraction with pollination during feeding behaviour: implications for transitions between specialized strategies

RD Phillips, B Bohman, R Peakall, N Reiter - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Understanding the origin of pollination by sexual deception
has proven challenging, as sexually deceptive flowers are often highly modified, making it …

Orchid diversity: Spatial and climatic patterns from herbarium records

AC Gaskett, RV Gallagher - Ecology and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We test for spatial and climatic patterns of diversification in the Orchidaceae, an
angiosperm family characterized by high levels of species diversity and rarity. Globally, does …

Conserved pigment pathways underpin the dark insectiform floral structures of sexually deceptive Chiloglottis (Orchidaceae)

DCJ Wong, J Perkins, R Peakall - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sexually deceptive plants achieve pollination by enticing specific male insects as pollinators
using a combination of olfactory, visual, and morphological mimicry. The sexually deceptive …

The evolution of floral deception in Epipactis veratrifolia (Orchidaceae): from indirect defense to pollination

XH **, ZX Ren, SZ Xu, H Wang, DZ Li, ZY Li - BMC Plant Biology, 2014 - Springer
Background It is estimated that floral deception has evolved in at least 7500 species of
angiosperms, of which two thirds are orchids. Epipactis veratrifolia (Orchidaceae) is a model …

Strong phylogenetic congruence between Tulasnella fungi and their associated Drakaeinae orchids

AR Arifin, RD Phillips, CC Linde - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The study of congruency between phylogenies of interacting species can provide a powerful
approach for understanding the evolutionary history of symbiotic associations. Orchid …

Why Variation in Flower Color May Help Reproductive Success in the Endangered Australian Orchid Caladenia fulva

G Basist, AG Dyer, JE Garcia, RE Raleigh… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Caladenia fulva GW Carr (Tawny Spider-orchid) is a terrestrial Australian endangered
orchid confined to contiguous reserves in open woodland in Victoria, Australia. Natural …