What is it about?
How movements floral parts protect sexual organ at night; and the roles of each tooth of column wall assist in securing a newly deposited pollinia by a fruit fly male.
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Why is it important?
Even pest species of Dacini fruit flies are beneficial insects in the cross-pollination of wild orchid species.
Perspectives
After identifying the actual chemical component in the floral fragrance to attract certain species of fruit flies, it is important to understand how an orchid flower enhance cross pollination in a natural ecosystem via attracting and rewarding its exclusive pollinators.
Dr. Keng-Hong Tan
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This page is a summary of: Movements of floral parts and roles of the tooth of the column wall of Bulbophyllum praetervisum (Orchidaceae) flower in pollination by Dacini fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), Journal of Pollination Ecology, January 2018, International Commission for Plant Pollinator Relations,
DOI: 10.26786/1920-7603(2018)19.
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