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 'Interaction References').

Filters:

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 Sharp Eyespot Disease On Winter Wheat and Switchgrass - causative organism 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 cornigerumsharp eyespot disease on winter wheat and switchgrass (causative organism)basidiome 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 sulcatus/Otiorhynchus 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

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

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

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Genus 3 subtaxa 12 trophisms 3 references
Species 3 trophisms
Genus 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Genus 7 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms 1 references
Genus 6 subtaxa 24 trophisms 2 references
Genus 9 subtaxa 49 trophisms 18 references
Species 7 trophisms 4 references
Species 4 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 12 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 1 trophisms
Genus 2 subtaxa 10 trophisms 3 references
Genus 1 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
Genus 4 subtaxa 5 trophisms 2 references
Genus 6 subtaxa 11 trophisms 4 references
Genus 1 trophisms
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Genus 3 subtaxa 13 trophisms 4 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Genus 1 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 4 trophisms 3 references
Genus 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
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

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
in the field () Castillo, K. & Robinson, L. 2017 Orchid Observers Identification Guide http://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/citizen-science/orchid-observers.html
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 ***(Superseded) 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 Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bailey, J.P. & Ellis, R.G. (eds) 2006 Current Taxonomic Research on the British and European Flora 1pp, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)
Bateman, R.M. How many orchid species are currently native to the British Isles? Hollingsworth, P.M., Squirrell, J. & Hollingsworth, M.L. Taxonomic complexity, conservation and recurrent origins of self-pollination in Epipactis (Orchidaceae) , 18pp, Current Taxonomic Research on the British and European Flora
Leake, J.R. 2005 Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 113-122.
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J. 2001 Teaching techniques for mycology: 14. Mycorrhizal infection of orchid seedlings in the laboratory Mycologist Vol 15 (2): 55-58.

Journals/Regional

Universidad de Costa Rica Lankestriana Published for/by:Universidad de Costa Rica

Mycorrhiza

Bonnardeaux et al 2007 Diversity of mycorrhizal fungi of terrestrial orchids: compatibility webs, brief encounters, lasting relationships and alien invasions Mycol. Res. Vol 111 (1): 51-61.

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

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