Claim · model-written summary
Thynnine wasps were the main insect group attracted to Caladenia colorata bait flowers.
- Taxon
- Caladenia colorata
Caladenia coloratae0 - Interactor
- thynnine waspse1pollinator
- Outcome
- main insect group attractede1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pollination of Caladenia colorata (Orchidaceae)”
e1“Using multiple potted plants as bait flowers, we found that thynnine wasps were the main insect group attracted”
Title
Noushka Reiter; Björn Bohman; Gavin R Flematti; et al. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 2018. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boy058
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Only one thynnine wasp species had the size and behaviour needed to pollinate Caladenia colorata.
- Observation Caladenia colorata produced meagre sucrose quantities on the labellum surface.
- Observation Thynnine wasps appeared to feed on the sucrose on Caladenia colorata labella.
- Observation Food-foraging thynnine wasps pollinated Caladenia.
- Association The Caladenia colorata pollination rate was comparable with other nectar-producing orchids despite primary reliance on one pollinator species.
- Recommendation The authors advise considering pollinator distribution before conservation translocations.