Pollination of a slippery lady slipper orchid in south-west China: Cypripedium guttatum (Orchidaceae)

Cypripedium guttatum was studied in north-west Yunnan at 3490 m a.s.l. The flowers are rewardless 'kettle traps'. The structure of the lip, where pollinators are temporarily kept prisoner, and the method of their capture, are unusual in being Paphiopedilum- rather than Cypripedium-like. Th...

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Main Authors: Banziger H., Sun H., Luo Y.-B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-22044457731&partnerID=40&md5=f4e7b73b681dec9b8fb0898095b7f142
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/258
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English