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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.
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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 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 is Column on a orchid?
a stamen and pistil fused together on the orchid.
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 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.
What is the importance of the orchids to a tree?
An orchid is an epiphyt as it lives off the tree on which it is anchored.
