ORCHIDACEAE
(orchids)

Interactions where ORCHIDACEAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has sap sucked by Myzus persicae Peach-potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaepeach-potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchids sucks sap of
is foodplant of Captivity Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis a glasshouse thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis/Heliothrips haemorrhoidalisa glasshouse thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchids Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on
(live) live may have UK/IrelandCaptivity Aurantothrips orchidaceus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Aurantothrips orchidaceus/Aurantothrips orchidaceusa thrips Plant / resting place / onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidslive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedmay be found on live
(live) live is spotted by Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cladosporium orchidearum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium orchidearum/Cladosporium orchidearuma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidslive Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live
leaf (older) (necrotic ringed or spotted) necrotic ringed or spotted leaf (older) may be infected and damaged by Odontoglossum Ringspot virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Odontoglossum Ringspot virus/Odontoglossum Ringspot virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsnecrotic ringed or spottedleaf (older) infects and damages necrotic ringed or spotted leaf (older)
leaf (young) (yellowish spotted) yellowish spotted leaf (young) may be infected and damaged by Odontoglossum Ringspot virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Odontoglossum Ringspot virus/Odontoglossum Ringspot virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsyellowish spottedleaf (young) infects and damages yellowish spotted leaf (young)
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Delina nigrita a leaf-mining dung fly Diptera: Scathophagidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Delina nigrita/Delina nigritaa leaf-mining dung flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsliveleaf (summer)larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by solitary, then gregarious larva Parallelomma vittatum Orchid Leaf-miner Diptera: Scathophagidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Parallelomma vittatum/Parallelomma vittatumorchid leaf-minersolitary, then gregariouslarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsliveleaf (summer)solitary, then gregarious larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of larva Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsliveleaf larva feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of adult Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripsadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsliveleaf adult feeds on live leaf
mycorrhiza mycorrhiza is associate of basidiome Ceratobasidium cornigerum a resupinate fungus Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Ceratobasidium cornigerum/Ceratobasidium cornigeruma resupinate fungusbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsmycorrhiza basidiome is associated with mycorrhiza
root root is grazed by subterranean larva Otiorhynchus sulcatus Vine Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus (Dorymerus) sulcatus/Otiorhynchus (Dorymerus) sulcatusvine weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsroot subterranean larva grazes on root
root (live) live root is mycorrhizal host of Thanatephorus ochraceus a basidiomycete Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus ochraceus/Thanatephorus ochraceusa basidiomycete Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsliveroot is mycorrhizal with live root
rootstock rootstock may house puparium Delina nigrita a leaf-mining dung fly Diptera: Scathophagidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Delina nigrita/Delina nigritaa leaf-mining dung flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsrootstock puparium may be found in rootstock
stem stem may house puparium Delina nigrita a leaf-mining dung fly Diptera: Scathophagidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Delina nigrita/Delina nigritaa leaf-mining dung flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidsstem puparium may be found in stem
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Orchidaceaeorchidslivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live stem

ORCHIDACEAE (orchids) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Anacamptis
a genus of orchids
Genus 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms 1 references
Cattleya
a genus of tropical orchids
Genus 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Cephalanthera
Cephalanthera helleborines
Genus 3 subtaxa 12 trophisms 3 references
Coeloglossum viride
Frog Orchid
Species 3 trophisms
Coelogyne
a genus of tropical orchids
Genus 2 trophisms
Corallorhiza trifida
Coralroot Orchid
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Cymbidium
a genus of tender orchids
Genus 7 trophisms
Cypripedium
slipper orchids
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms 1 references
Dactylorhiza
marsh orchids
Genus 6 subtaxa 24 trophisms 2 references
Epipactis
Epipactis helleborines
Genus 9 subtaxa 49 trophisms 18 references
Epipogium aphyllum
Ghost Orchid
Species 7 trophisms 4 references
Goodyera repens
Creeping Lady’s-tresses
Species 4 trophisms
Gymnadenia
fragrant orchids
Genus 1 subtaxa 12 trophisms 1 references
Hammarbya paludosa
Bog Orchid
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Himantoglossum
a genus of flowering plants
Genus 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Liparis loeselii
Fen Orchid
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Masdevallia corniculata
Small Horned Masdevallia
Species 1 trophisms
Neottia
bird’s-nest orchids and twayblades
Genus 2 subtaxa 10 trophisms 1 references
Oberonia
a genus of tropical orchids
Genus 1 trophisms
Odontoglossum
a genus of orchids
Genus 1 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Oncidium
a genus of tropical orchids
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Ophrys
spider and insect orchids
Genus 4 subtaxa 5 trophisms 2 references
Orchis
a genus of orchids
Genus 6 subtaxa 11 trophisms 4 references
Paphiopedilum
a genus of slipper orchids
Genus 1 trophisms
Phalaenopsis
moth orchids
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Platanthera
butterfly orchids
Genus 3 subtaxa 13 trophisms 4 references
Pseudorchis albida
Small-white Orchid
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Serapias
tongue orchids
Genus 1 references
Spiranthes
lady’s-tresses orchids
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms 3 references
Vanda
a genus of tropical orchids
Genus 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, onions & irises)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ORCHIDACEAE (orchids)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field () Castillo, K. & Robinson, L. 2017 Orchid Observers Identification Guide
Davies, P. & J., & Huxley, A. 1983 Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe 256pp, Chatto and Windus
Devries, J. OPHRYS PHOTOGRAPHY: British wild orchids www.ophrysphotography.co.uk/pages/britishorchids.htm
Ettlinger, D.M.T. 1976 British & Irish Orchids, a field guide 141pp, Macmillan
in the field Harrap, A. & S. 2009 Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide 2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland Orchids of Europe & the Mediterranean www.habitas.org.uk/europeanorchids/
Nilsson, S. 1979 Orchids of Northern Europe Penguin Nature Guides, 146pp, Penguin Books

ORCHIDACEAE (orchids) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ORCHIDACEAE (orchids):

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