Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique self-pollination method.

Orchids, belonging to the Orchidaceae family, are among the most diverse and widespread flowering plants on Earth. With over ...

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? This question makes me smile because they are both. The same can be said of cucumbers, ...

flattening the anther sac and the stigma of the orchid blossom with his finger and thumb, and that is still used today, all over the world, to pollinate vanilla orchids manually and produce large ...

Vanilla beans are the fruit of the vanilla orchid, a tropical climbing plant ... and Tahiti. After pollination, the beans require months of meticulous care and up to a year to harvest, which ...