Petaloid Monocots
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Cypripedium acaule, Pink Lady’s Slipper, Orchidaceae, Blooms locally (e.g.,on Pine Cobble) in mid- to late May. Note pouch like lower lip-- the “slipper”.
Ophrys orchid.
The lower lip is shaped like, smells like and feels like a female wasp.
Pollination is by pseudocopulation
Male wasp on Ophrys.
Ophrys insectifera
http://androsace.comwww.orchid-rhoen.de/or01.htm
www.primiero.it/orchidee/album_fotografico.html
Orchid seed, note it is tiny, and lacks both endosperm and cotyledon. Each seed is simply a membranous seed coat containing a few undifferentiated cells.
Vanilla planifolia flower. This is the species of Vanilla cultivated for vanilla production. It is one of the few orchids that is a vine.
Vanilla planifolia capsules. Immature capsules are collected, sweated and fermented, then dried and cured in the sun (a process that can take months). The vanilla “beans” (which are actually capsules) are used as flavorings. In ancient Mexico they were also used as a perfume and aromatic.
Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean are the main Vanilla producers. Hand pollination substitutes for the absence of native pollinators. Vanilla is native to Mexico and Central America.