E3: An Orchid Story

Join your hosts Katherine and Katie, and special guest Dr. Judas, in this week’s episode of The Tree Musketeers. This week’s theme is flower power. Tune in to learn about the coolest flower of them all: the orchid! How have these little guys adapted to their environment in order to not only survive but thrive? Join us to learn about the history and uses of (and unfortunately threats to) these amazing flowers. Plus gain a special insight into the minds of orchid smugglers from the scientist who betrayed her own kind, Dr. Judas.





Sources:


Native Kentucky Orchid

Barnett, Allen, & Moore, J. P., Allen, K., & Moore, D. 2012. Restoring the rare Kentucky lady’s slipper orchid to the Kisatchie National Forest. Native Plants Journal (University of Wisconsin Press), 13(2), 98–106.

Orchid Trade and Impacts on Conservation

Hinsley, A., H. J. de Boer, M. F. Fay, S. W. Gale, L. M. Gardiner, R. S. Gunasekara, P. Kumar, S. Masters, D. Metusala, D. L. Roberts, S. Veldman, S. Wong, and J. Phelps. 2017. A review of the trade in orchids and its implications for conservation. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society:1–21.

Deception

Jersáková, J., S. D. Johnson, and P. Kindlmann. 2006. Mechanisms and evolution of deceptive pollination in orchids. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 81:219–235.

Orchids and Fertility

Khouri, N. A., Nawasreh, M., Al-Hussain, S. M., & Alkofahi, A. S. 2006. Effects of orchids (Orchis anatolica) on reproductive function and fertility in adult male mice. Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 5(4), 269–276.

Collector’s Mindset

Mackenzie, S., and D. Yates. 2016. Collectors on illicit collecting: Higher loyalties and other techniques of neutralization in the unlawful collecting of rare and precious orchids and antiquities. Theoretical Criminology 20:340–357.

Sexual Swindle

Peakall, R., and A. J. Beattle. 2009. Ecological and Genetic Consequences of Pollination by Sexual Deception in the Orchid Caladenia tentactulata. Society for the Study of Evolution 50:2207–2220.

Orchid’s in Medicine

Pérez Gutiérrez, R. M. 2010. Orchids : A review of uses in traditional medicine, its phytochemistry and pharmacology. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 4(8),:592–638.

Fossil

Ramírez, S. R., B. Gravendeel, R. B. Singer, C. R. Marshall, and N. E. Pierce. 2007. Dating the origin of the Orchidaceae from a fossil orchid with its pollinator. Nature 448:1042–1045.

How they emit pheromone like odor

Schiestl, F. P., and M. Ayasse. 2002. Do changes in floral odor cause speciation in sexually deceptive orchids? Plant Systematics and Evolution 234:111–119.

Mealy Bugs

Zettler, J. A., L. W. Zettler, and L. W. Richardson. 2016. Pestiferous Scale Insects on Native Epiphytic Orchids in South Florida : A New Threat Posed by Introduced Species Author ( s ): Jennifer A . Zettler , Lawrence W . Zettler and Larry W . Richardson Published by : Eagle Hill Institute Stable URL : http://ww 11:127–134.

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 7, 2018 at 12:33 PM

    Katherine, Katie, and Dr. Judas - great job! Quick question; was there anything found about how the Lady Slippers in Kentucky adapted to this habitat, since they're generally recognized as a tropical-ish flower? - Bailee

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    1. AnonymousApril 16, 2018 at 12:22 PM

      You're right about orchids originating from the tropic regions such as Asia and Australia, but the paper that I read didn't elaborate on how the Kentucky Lady Slipper first got to the area. Through more research there isn't a lot of information on this and so I think that orchids generally spread across the world through relationships with other organisms.

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  2. AnonymousApril 13, 2018 at 6:06 PM

    Dr. Judas, you redeemed your self from your past mistakes! I appreciate the background information that you provided on the orchid. I could see how you related the information you learned during this course to this podcast.
    WOW! There was a fossil attached to sting-less bee. That is so interesting!!!
    Swipe left!!! LOL

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  3. AnonymousApril 20, 2018 at 8:28 PM

    You never think about the individual devastation to single plants. Orchids are one of my favorites, the most beautiful, and most intricate. I hate to think of the harm they face due to global warming. This was a great podcast guys!

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