euglossine bees

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UMass Amherst: Biology Department -> Greenhouse -> Featured Plant
... 1829 to 1837. Stanhopeas occur naturally throughout Central and South America and are pollinated by euglossine bees. There are 32 Stanhopea hybrids and the one in the Biology greenhouse is somewhat unusual ...
www.bio.umass.edu

The Gongorae, Jay Pfahl, 29 Jul 98
... reason. graphicgreg That is my understanding also, Earl, that they are polliniated by fragrance-gathering Euglossine bees much the same as Ctsm. If I might point something out, our Stan. grandiflora flowers ...
www.geocities.com/~marylois

Linda's Orchid Pages - The Strange Stanhopea Orchids
... the way they are pollinated. Male euglossine bees pollinate the large flowers. Two species of euglossine bees, Euglossa meriana and Euglossa cordata, have been known as the "orchid bees." They are attracted to the ... complex structures for pollination. These orchids have created a mechanism by which they attract the bees with their scent and then trap and release them. They have "paths" that guide ...
www.orchidlady.com

Jay's Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia Dendroc
... in wet montane forests at elevations of 200-2800 meters and are pollinated by male Euglossine bees. Many of the species are pendant growers and need treefern as a mount, but some ...
www.orchidspecies.com

Oct 2003
... particular Euglossine male bee pollinators. These solitary bees gather the perfume from the flowers to make themselves more attractive to the females! The flowers have a slippery lip that causes the bees to ...
www.soos.ca