Lois [Miller] :
Thanks for your comment about the Vanilla scented seed pods.
You wrote : " genus Selenepedium, which also produces a Vanilla scented seed pod"
Is the scent of Selenipedium seed pods similar because of the presence of the aroma compound vanillin in both genera (Vanilla and Selenipedium) ?
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You also wrote : "I found reference to the use of vanilla pods to bait fruit bat traps"
What is the reference ?
It would certainly be interesting to find out if the bats attracted by the scent actually eat the seed capsules.
It is presumed that the seeds of Apostasia, Selenipedium and Vanilla, are dispersed by animals.
Are you aware of studies that have been conducted on the dispersal of orchid seeds by animals, following
ingestion ?
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