130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by which ...

Decoding the beauty of orchids: Experts discover the proteins that give the flower its unique 'lip' petal. Orchid has evolved a 'lip' - irregular modified petal - to attract insects Researchers in ...

Life An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself. More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been revealed ...

Chinese scientists have found that orchid mantises, hailed as a classic example of flower mimicry, use their petal-shaped legs for gliding.

The newly described flower is a neighbor to populations of a related orchid species common in Japan that it closely resembles. Its discovery is an important reminder that unknown species are often ...

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, ... Citation: Orchid's unique structure reveals new self-pollination mechanism (2025, January 23) ...