Aaron [J. Hicks] :
Thanks for your comment about the vinelike habit of orchids of the Vanilleae tribe.
I most appreciate that you provided a reference to Dressler's book on which you based your assertion.
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On the subject of Vanillae, you mentioned in a previous post : "the fruits are aromatic, and would be quite attractive to animals as a food source."
That is an interesting point.
Do you have any reference that indicates that animals (excluding humans...) actually eat vanilla pods ?
Do you know of other orchids of any genus that are a food source for animals ?
*********** Regards,
Viateur
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