We know very little about pollination in the Platanthera Rich (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae).

ABSTRACT: The Platanthera Rich. (Orchidoideae) comprise a speciose genus of orchids primarily in the northern hemisphere, with up to 200 known species worldwide. Individual species are known to self-pollinate, but many rely on insect pollinators with characteristics such as floral color, timing of floral odor emissions, nectar rewards, and spur length associated with particular pollination syndromes. As with many orchids, some orchid-pollinator associations are likely highly co-evolved, but we also know that some Platanthera spp. are the result of hybridization events, which implies a lack of pollinator fidelity in some cases. Some Platanthera spp. occur in large numbers which, coupled with the numerous Platanthera-pollinator systems, make them accessible as study species

SUBMITTER: Janes JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007262 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature