In a message dated 10/9/04 6:46:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have now seen a considerable number of these plants in Central Sulawesi, > where it is fairly common and quite widespread. I have never seen capsules on > the inflorescences. > My hypothesis is: E. kinabaluensis is a Sulawesi species, and that a > pollinator exists for this species in Sulawesi. An outrider population consisting of > an autogamous form of the species has established itself on Mount Kinabalu. > <<Many authors have noted that when an orchid species progressively colonises its way from island to island across the ocean, an autogamous form often leads the way.>>
How utterly fascinating! Ask a simple question & you get more than you bargained for. Is this the explanation for the cleistogamous forms of C. aurantiaca? And how do you explain the very annoying behavior of the genus Viola, which produces pretty flowers when it is too cold to enjoy them, & silly green balls all summer? Iris
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