Ep. 452 - The Many Mysteries of Orchid Pollination
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Knowing what we don't know can be as important as knowing what we do. Even highly charismatic plants like orchids harbor many mysteries in need of investigation. Join me and Dr. Adam Karrenmans as we discuss his new book "Demystifying Orchid Pollination" and learn why paying attention to nature at all scales can provide valuable insights into biodiversity and conservation. This episode was produced in part by Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast the official |
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| 0:24.3 | Speaking of the podcast, I have a great episode for you today. Our friend Dr. |
| 0:29.4 | Adam Karamans is back to talk to us about his favorite subject and it just so happens to be one of mine as well and that is Orkids. |
| 0:36.2 | Since we last talked to Dr. Karamans he's been continuing his work on vanilla but he has also |
| 0:41.6 | published a beautiful book called Demystifying Orchid Pollination, |
| 0:46.0 | which is essentially a really approachable literature review that just kind of looks at the state |
| 0:50.8 | of orchid pollination research, what we do know and more often what we don't know. |
| 0:55.2 | It is beautifully illustrated with some of the best photography you're going to see in the world of orchids, |
| 1:00.4 | and there's also ways to watch videos associated with what he's writing about. |
| 1:04.5 | I don't want to steal any of his thunder because talking to Dr. Caramans about the |
| 1:08.2 | subject of orkids is mesmerizing and you always walk away with a deeper appreciation for one of the coolest plant |
| 1:14.2 | families in the world. So let's just jump right into without further ado here's |
| 1:18.0 | my conversation with Dr. Adam Carmans. I hope you enjoy. All right, Dr. Adam Karamans, welcome back to the podcast. It's been a while since we last talked, but you have stayed ever productive, ever interested in Orkids. |
| 1:43.9 | Welcome back. |
| 1:44.9 | For those that aren't too familiar with your work, |
| 1:47.0 | let's start off with a brief introduction. |
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