| Author | Ehlers, B.K. & Olesen, J.M. |
| Year | 1997 |
| Title | The fruit-wasp root to toxic nectar in Epipactis orchids? |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Flora 192: 223-229. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Relates how fungi and bacteria, transmitted by wasps during flower visits, ferment the nectar to alcohol which makes later-visiting wasps drowsy. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Epipactis helleborine | Broad-leaved Helleborine | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae | |
| Current | Epipactis purpurata | Violet Helleborine | Plantae: Asparagales: Orchidaceae |
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