Crain, Benjamin J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5143-0957
McCormick, Melissa K.
Zettler, Lawrence W.
Dendy, Julian
Giardina, Christian P.
Uowolo, Amanda
Cordell, Susan
Whigham, Dennis F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
American Orchid Society (CGRANT19-1, CGRANT19-1, CGRANT19-1)
Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Program
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
Illinois Orchid Society & Prairie State Orchid Society
Article History
Received: 14 March 2025
Revised: 5 July 2025
Accepted: 14 July 2025
First Online: 22 August 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This work was supported by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, the American Orchid Society (CGRANT19-1), and the Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Program. The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and orchid data collection were performed by B. Crain, M. McCormick, and L. Zettler. Tree data collection was performed by J. Dendy and A. Uowolo. Analyses were performed by B. Crain. The first draft of the manuscript was written by B. Crain and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.