Transcriptomic heterochrony and completely cleistogamous flower development in the mycoheterotrophic orchid Gastrodia

K Suetsugu, K Fukushima, T Makino… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cleistogamy, in which plants can reproduce via self‐fertilization within permanently closed
flowers, has evolved in> 30 angiosperm lineages; however, consistent with Darwin's doubts …

Living in the shadows: Gastrodia orchids lack functional leaves and open flowers

K Suetsugu - Plants, People, Planet, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐photosynthetic plants dependent on fungi have long fascinated botanists and
mycologists. The genus Gastrodia (Orchidaceae) contains more than 100 achlorophyllous …

Resurrection and emended description of Gastrodia foetida (Orchidaceae)

K Suetsugu, RIN Aoki, S Kaneko - Phytotaxa, 2023 - phytotaxa.mapress.com
This paper presents a re-evaluation of the taxonomic identity of Gastrodia foetida based on
molecular and morphological data. The taxon was described from Iriomote Island, Ryukyu …

Bee pollination in the shadows: The role of pseudopollen and agamospermy in the mycoheterotrophic orchid Gastrodia elata

K Suetsugu, T Yamamoto - Plants, People, Planet, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement The family Orchidaceae is renowned for its reliance on
specialized pollinators and mycorrhizal symbioses. This study examined how the …

A new variety of the mycoheterotrophic plant Gastrodia takeshimensis (Orchidaceae) from Yakushima Island, Japan

K Suetsugu - Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Gastrodia (Orchidaceae) is a species-rich, achlorophyllous genus containing more than 100
species. Recently, several species of Gastrodia with only closed, self-pollinating …

[HTML][HTML]  Gastrodiabawanglingensis (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae), a new species from Hainan Island, China

ZH Chen, ZY Zhang, XQ Song, Z Zhang - PhytoKeys, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract Gastrodiabawanglingensis, a new species of Orchidaceae from Hainan Island,
China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to G. theana, G. albidoides …