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- Title
- Lemon-scented Sun Orchid, <I>Thelymitra antennifera</I> Relies on Deceit to Attr
- Author
- Paul J. Kores University of Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, Oklahoma Biological Su Norman Oklahoma USA
- Keywords
- Acianthinae, Chloraeinae, Codonorchis, Diurideae, DNA sequences, matK, Megastylis, molecular systematics, monocots, Orchidaceae,
- Description
- BSA Plant Images Online - Lemon-scented Sun Orchid, Thelymitra antennifera Relies on Deceit to Attract Pollinators
- Lemon-scented sun orchid, Thelymitra antennifera. Members of Thelymitrinae rely on deceit to attract pollinators. This species blooms at the same time as a similar lilioid flower that offers a reward. The generalized floral morphology seen in Thelymitra probably represents the plesiomorphic state for Diurideae, but members of the subtribe often have highly modified columns adorned with brush-like appendages to assist in pollen presentation, a simple form of which can be seen in this species.
- Publisher
- Botanical Society of America
- Additional data
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