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Many of the different species of orchids have unique adaptations of their flower structure and mechanisms of pollination. One of these pollination mechanisms is called pseudocopulatory pollination, which is where part of the flower actually looks like a female insect. What it does is release a scent into the air to smell like the pheromones of a female bee, fly, wasp or whatever species of insect the orchid needs to attract. When the male insect lands on it and "mates" with what really is the flower, the pollen attaches to the insect and stays with it until it reaches the next flower.
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Would you describe the orchid tree?
An orchid is not a tree all are perennial herbs.
How about the tree what does it get from the orchid?
nothing its a tree!!
What does an orchid and a tree get from being together?
The tree does not benefit from the orchid but the orchid benefits from the tree as reaching lighter regions and becoming more visible for the pollinators.The tree is actually not affected by the orchid.The term for such relationship is commensalism.
What states tree is an orchid tree?
bauhinia
Is there any advantage when an orchid attached to a tree will be detached from the tree?
Except a few orchids growing on land, most of them are epiphytes. So if an epiphytic orchid is detached from the tree it will be a disadvantage for that orchid to sustain.
What is the national flower in Honduras?
pine tree pine tree
Do orchid tree shed leaves in winter?
Orchid tree usually sheds its leaves in winter though some species do not.
What tree does a vanilla bean come from?
Orchid
What does a Brazil nut have to do with orchids?
The Brazil nut tree can only be pollinated by an orchid bee, which feeds on a specific type of orchid Coryanthes vasquezii. So without the orchid growing nearby, the tree can not be pollinated and no Brazil nuts (which are actually the tree's seeds) can be produced.
What are two plant adaptation?
There are many different plant adaptations that are common in plants these days. There is an orchid in Australia that tricks hornets into fertilizing it and just flowers in generally are adaptations to get bugs to fertilize the seeds.
What do the trees get from the orchids in teturn?
the tree does not have benefit from the orchid
What is the name of the tree that produces vanilla essence?
Vanilla flavour comes from an Orchid not a tree.
