Living in the shadows: Gastrodia orchids lack functional leaves and open flowers

Kenji Suetsugu

doi:10.1002/ppp3.10281

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Living in the shadows: Gastrodia orchids lack functional leaves and open flowers

Kenji Suetsugu

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET Vol. 4 No. 5 pp. 418-422 · Wiley

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Abstract

Non‐photosynthetic plants dependent on fungi have long fascinated botanists and mycologists. The genus Gastrodia (Orchidaceae) contains more than 100 achlorophyllous species, including some species recently discovered in Japan and Taiwan which produce only closed self‐pollinating flowers. To date, Gastrodia is probably the only genus containing species with only closed flowers, which has been verified by a decade of monitoring hundreds of individuals. Here, the unique characteristics of the genus Gastrodia have been reviewed, emphasizing the reproductive biology of these newly described species that neither photosynthesize nor bloom. Investigation of such species that scarcely resemble other plants may paradoxically enhance our understanding of plants more broadly.

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Published: Jun 24, 2022
Vol/Issue: 4(5)
Pages: 418-422
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Kenji Suetsugu

Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science Kobe University Kobe Japan

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Kenji Suetsugu (2022). Living in the shadows: Gastrodia orchids lack functional leaves and open flowers. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 4(5), 418-422. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10281

Living in the shadows: Gastrodia orchids lack functional leaves and open flowers

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