Recent studies have revealed remarkable complexity and diversity
in orchid-pollinator relationships. These studies comprise a vast
literature currently scattered in numerous, often obscure, journals
and books. "The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids"
brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive treatment of
this information for all native and introduced North American
orchids found north of Mexico and Florida. It provides detailed
information on genetic compatibility, breeding systems,
pollinators, pollination mechanisms, fruiting success, and limiting
factors for each species. Distribution, habitat, and floral
morphology are also summarized. In addition, detailed line drawings
emphasize orchid reproductive organs and their adaptation to known
pollinators.
This, the first of two volumes, furnishes a brief introduction
to the general morphology of the orchid flower and the terminology
used to describe orchid breeding systems and reproductive
strategies. It treats the lady's-slippers of genus "Cypripedium,"
subfamily Cypripedioideae, and nine genera of the subfamily
Orchidoideae, including the diverse rein orchids of genus
"Platanthera."
"The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids" will be of
interest to both regional and international audiences including:
Researchers and students in this field of study who are currently
required to search through the scattered literature to obtain the
information gathered here.Researchers and students in related
fields with an interest in the co-evolution of plants and
insects.Conservation specialists who need to understand both the
details of orchid reproduction and the identity of primary
pollinators in order to properly manage the land for both.Orchid
breeders who require accurate and current information on orchid
breeding systems. General readers with an interest in orchid
biology.
Charles Argue, Ph.D., is a plant biologist at the University of
Minnesota specializing in the study of pollen grains. His articles
have appeared in numerous journals including the "American Journal
of Botany," "International Journal of Plant Sciences "(formerly
"Botanical Gazette"), "Botany "(formerly "Canadian Journal of
Botany"), "Grana," "Pollen et Spores," "North American Native
Orchid Journal," "The Native Orchid Conference Journal,"
"Fremontia," and as chapters in a number of books."
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