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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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Thousands of flowering plant species attract pollinators without offering rewards, but the evolution of this deceit is poorly understood. Rewardless flowers of the orchid Erycina pusilla have an ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Tubers of terrestrial orchids are harvested and traded from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea for the traditional product Salep. Overexploitation of wild populations and increased middle-class prosperity have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In eastern Mediterranean countries orchids continue to be collected from the wild for the production of salep, a beverage made of dried orchid tubers. In this study we used nrITS1 and nrITS2 DNA metabarcoding to identify ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background and AimsNepenthes attracts wide attention with its spectacularly shaped carnivorous pitchers, cultural value and horticultural curiosity. Despite the plant’s iconic fascination, surprisingly little anatomical ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Chikanda is a traditional dish made with wild-harvested ground orchid tubers belonging to three orchidioid genera, Disa, Satyrium and Habenaria, all of which are CITES appendix II-listed. Identification of collected orchid ...
Trade in Zambian Edible Orchids—DNA Barcoding Reveals the Use of Unexpected Orchid Taxa for Chikanda
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
In Zambia, wild edible terrestrial orchids are used to produce a local delicacy called chikanda, which has become increasingly popular throughout the country. Commercialization puts orchid populations in Zambia and ...