Flower colour is a key component for plant signaling to pollinators and a staggering variety
of colour variations are found in nature. Patterning of flower colour, such as pigment spots or …

Flower forms are both highly diverse and multifaceted. As well as varying in colour, size,
organ number, and much more, flowers show different types of symmetry. Floral symmetry …

Genetic model organisms have revolutionized science, and today, with the rapid advances
in technology, there is significant potential to launch many more plant species towards …

The diverse morphology of orchid flowers and their complex, often deceptive strategies to
become pollinated have fascinated researchers for a long time. However, it was not until the …

Abstract Background and Aims. The presence of novel structures in orchid flowers, including
auricles, rostellum and bursicles on the gynostemium and a lobed labellum, has prompted …

Cymbidium has been artificially domesticated for centuries in Asia, which produced
numerous cultivated varieties. Flowers with stamenoid tepals or those with multiple tepals …

The lush and exuberant subtropical forests of South East Asia are home to about 60 native
species of Phalaenopsis orchids. Results from research into evolutionary and reproductive …

Oncidium is the most popular cut flower for the orchid industry in Hainan Island and several
viruses have been reported to negatively impact their growth and yield. A survey of …

Vanda falcata is a species of orchid native to China, Korea and Japan. While it is arguably
one of the most celebrated orchids in Japan there is no information on its pollinators …

The developmental morphology and genetics of the orchid flower is described in order to
explore the evolutionary 'no man's land'that separates the Extended Synthesis from the …