Cypripedium subtropicum (Orchidaceae) employs aphid colony mimicry to attract hoverfly (Syrphidae) pollinators

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 227; no. 4; pp. 1213 - 1221
• Main Authors: Jiang, Hong, Kong, Ji-Jun, Chen, Hsin-Chun, Xiang, Zhen-Yong, Zhang, Wei-Ping, Han, Zhou-Dong, Liao, Pei-Chun, Lee, Yung-I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.08.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Allelochemicals; Animal models; Animals; aphid; Aphidoidea; Aphids; Bio-assays; Bioassays; Breeding; Chemical analysis; Colonies; Cypripedium; Cypripedium subtropicum; dew; Electron microscopy; Farnesene; Flowers; honey; Mimicry; Nutrients; Orchidaceae; Pheromones; Pinene; Plant Breeding; Plant reproduction; Pollination; pollinator specialization; Pollinators; Reinforcement; Scanning electron microscopy; Secretions; Sidelobes; Syrphidae; Volatile compounds; Volatiles; Cypripedium; pheromones; pollinator specialization; Syrphidae; mimicry; aphid

• In Orchidaceae, pollination is mostly animal-mediated, and one-third of species have evolved a deceptive pollination mechanism without rewards. Cypripedium is a representative lineage of nonrewarding orchids restricted to temperate regions. Cypripedium subtropicum flowers are pollinated by hoverfl...