Anthocyanin and flavonol glycoside metabolic pathways underpin floral color mimicry and contrast in a sexually deceptive orchid

DCJ Wong, J Perkins, R Peakall - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sexually deceptive plants secure pollination by luring specific male insects as pollinators
using a combination of olfactory, visual, and morphological mimicry. Flower color is a key …

Orchid phylotranscriptomics: the prospects of repurposing multi-tissue transcriptomes for phylogenetic analysis and beyond

DCJ Wong, R Peakall - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Orchidaceae is rivaled only by the Asteraceae as the largest plant family, with the
estimated number of species exceeding 25,000 and encompassing more than 700 genera …

An empirical assessment of a single family‐wide hybrid capture locus set at multiple evolutionary timescales in Asteraceae

KE Jones, T Fér, RE Schmickl, RB Dikow… - Applications in Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Hybrid capture with high‐throughput sequencing (Hyb‐Seq) is a powerful tool for
evolutionary studies. The applicability of an Asteraceae family‐specific Hyb‐Seq probe set …

A target capture probe set useful for deep-and shallow-level phylogenetic studies in Cactaceae

M Romeiro-Brito, MC Telhe, DT Amaral, FF Franco… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The molecular phylogenies of Cactaceae have enabled us to better understand their
systematics, biogeography, and diversification ages. However, most of the phylogenetic …

Discordance Down Under: Combining phylogenomics & fungal symbioses to detangle difficult nodes in a diverse tribe of Australian terrestrial orchids

RP O'Donnell, DCJ Wong, RD Phillips… - Systematic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) associations in the Orchidaceae are thought to have been a
major driver of diversification in the family. In the terrestrial orchid tribe Diurideae, it has long …

Conserved pigment pathways underpin the dark insectiform floral structures of sexually deceptive Chiloglottis (Orchidaceae)

DCJ Wong, J Perkins, R Peakall - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sexually deceptive plants achieve pollination by enticing specific male insects as pollinators
using a combination of olfactory, visual, and morphological mimicry. The sexually deceptive …

Orchidinae‐205: A new genome‐wide custom bait set for studying the evolution, systematics, and trade of terrestrial orchids

MA Veltman, B Anthoons… - Molecular Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial orchids are a group of genetically understudied, yet culturally and economically
important plants. The Orchidinae tribe contains many species that produce edible tubers that …

New species of Tulasnella associated with Australian terrestrial orchids in the subtribes Megastylidinae and Thelymitrinae

AR Arifin, NH Reiter, TW May, CC Linde - Mycologia, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Tulasnella (Tulasnellaceae) is a genus of fungus that can form mycorrhizal associations with
orchids (Orchidaceae). Here we used molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological …

The road less taken: Dihydroflavonol 4‐reductase inactivation and delphinidin anthocyanin loss underpins a natural intraspecific flower colour variation

DCJ Wong, Z Wang, J Perkins, X Jin… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Visual cues are of critical importance for the attraction of animal pollinators, however, little is
known about the molecular mechanisms underpinning intraspecific floral colour variation …

Sexual attraction with pollination during feeding behaviour: implications for transitions between specialized strategies

RD Phillips, B Bohman, R Peakall, N Reiter - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Understanding the origin of pollination by sexual deception
has proven challenging, as sexually deceptive flowers are often highly modified, making it …