Schiestl Florian P, Peakall Rod, Mant Jim G, Ibarra Fernando, Schulz Claudia, Franke Stephan, Francke Wittko
School of Botany and Zoology, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia.
Science. 2003 Oct 17;302(5644):437-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1087835.
The "sexually deceptive" orchid Chiloglottis trapeziformis attracts males of its pollinator species, the thynnine wasp Neozeleboria cryptoides, by emitting a unique volatile compound, 2-ethyl-5-propylcyclohexan-1,3-dione, which is also produced by female wasps as a male-attracting sex pheromone.
“性欺骗”兰花梯形槽舌兰通过释放一种独特的挥发性化合物——2-乙基-5-丙基环己烷-1,3-二酮来吸引其传粉者物种——细腹蜂科黄蜂Neozeleboria cryptoides的雄性,这种化合物也是雌性黄蜂作为吸引雄性的性信息素产生的。