Orchid genera lectotypess

Orchid mantis

James O'Hanlon introduces the orchid mantis, a species of preying mantis that resembles flowers.

Orchid bees

protozoa, such as those that cause sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis, and even malaria, predominantly reproduce clonally, which is, of course, of considerable medical significance. In May 1991, Tibayrenc returned to my lab, now at UC Irvine, for 14 months of additional research. We have continued collaborating to the present. Are science and religion compatible? Evolution and religious beliefs n...

Paraholcoglossum and Tsiorchis, Two New Orchid Genera Established by Molecular and Morphological Analyses of the Holcoglossum Alliance

BACKGROUND Holcoglossum is a small orchid genus of 12 species ranging from SW China to Thailand and NE India. Although molecular and morphological analyses have been performed to establish the phylogenetic relationships within this genus, the interspecific relations and its relations with allied genera, such as Rhynchostylis, Aerides and Vanda, remain unclear. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS I...

The Seductive Orchid

Orchid seed germination pdf