Caught in the act: pollination of sexually deceptive trap-flowers by fungus gnats in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae) | Zendy

Ryan D. Phillips | Zendy; Daniela Scaccabarozzi | Zendy; Bryony A. Retter | Zendy; Christine Hayes | Zendy; G. R. Brown | Zendy; Kingsley W. Dixon | Zendy; Rod Peakall | Zendy

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Caught in the act: pollination of sexually deceptive trap-flowers by fungus gnats in Pterostylis (Orchidaceae)

Author(s) -

Ryan D. Phillips,

Daniela Scaccabarozzi,

Bryony A. Retter,

Christine Hayes,

G. R. Brown,

Kingsley W. Dixon,

Rod Peakall

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct295

Subject(s) - biology , orchidaceae , pollination , botany , fungus , trap (plumbing) , pollen , environmental engineering , engineering

Pterostylis is an Australasian terrestrial orchid genus of more than 400 species, most of which use a motile, touch-sensitive labellum to trap dipteran pollinators. Despite studies dating back to 1872, the mechanism of pollinator attraction has remained elusive. This study tested whether the fungus gnat-pollinated Pterostylis sanguinea secures pollination by sexual deception.

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