Title: 10. Pollination and Floral Evolution of Slipper Orchids (Subfamily Cypripedioideae) - Retha Edens-Meier, Yi-bo Luo, Robert Pemberton, and Peter Bernhardt
Abstract:Abstract Darwin (1862) was inaccurate when he described the pollination mechanism in Paphiopedilum species. Thanks to correspondence with Asa Gray (1810-1888), he corrected his "blunder in print" in a...Abstract Darwin (1862) was inaccurate when he described the pollination mechanism in Paphiopedilum species. Thanks to correspondence with Asa Gray (1810-1888), he corrected his "blunder in print" in a now famous experiment using a live Andrena bee and flowers of North American Cypripedium spp. As in the previous nine chapters, authors begin with Darwin's initial interpretations and then address distribution, taxonomy, floral presentation, pollination ecology, hybridization, and reproductive success in species belonging to the genera Cypripedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium, Mexipedium, and Selenipedium.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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