Phylogeny, Adaptive Radiation, and Historical Biogeography of Bromeliaceae Inferred from ndhF Sequence Data [PDF]
, 2007 Cladistic analysis of ndhF sequences identifies eight major bromeliad clades arranged in ladderlike fashion. The traditional subfamilies Tillandsioideae and Bromelioideae are monophyletic, but Pitcairnioideae are paraphyletic, requiring the description of
Berry, Paul E +3 more
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Nectary structure of Ornithidium sophronitis Rchb.F. (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae)
Acta Agrobotanica, 2012 Most orchids do not produce floral food-rewards. Instead, they attract pollinators by mimicry or deceit. When present, the most common floral food-reward is nectar.
Małgorzata Stpiczyńska +2 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2010 The aim of this study is to describe interactions between hummingbirds and ornithophilous species at Serra da Bodoquena in midwest Brazil, with focus on flowering phenology and pollination of these plant species.
Rogério R. Faria, Andréa C. Araújo
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New World Origins of Southwest Pacific Gesneriaceae: Multiple Movements Across and Within the South Pacific [PDF]
, 2011 Coronanthereae is a tribe of ~20 species with a suite of unique morphological characters and a disjunct geographic distribution in the Southern Hemisphere. Three species are found in southern South America and the remainder in the southwest Pacific.
Funke, Minde M. +4 more
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Nectary structure in Symphyglossum sanguineum (Rchb.f. ) Schltr. (Orchidaceae)
Acta Agrobotanica, 2012 Ornithophily occurs in a great number of orchid species but despite this, researchers have largely neglected to investigate their nectaries. The aim of this study is to describe the nectary structure of Symphyglossum sanguineum, a species presumed to be ...
Małgorzata Stpiczyńska +1 more
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Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2010 Objetivou-se analisar a influência da arquitetura floral, o comportamento dos visitantes florais diurnos e a influência dos locais de deposição de pólen no corpo dos polinizadores para o sucesso reprodutivo de Helicteres sacarolha e H. lhotzkyana.
Celice Alexandre Silva +3 more
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A new striking and critically endangered species of Nasa (Loasaceae, Cornales) from North Peru [PDF]
, 2019 Nasa angeldiazioides sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The species is restricted to two forest remnants on the western slope of the northern Peruvian Andes (Dept. Lambayeque) where it is found in the undergrowth of primary forest.
Acuña Castillo, Rafael +4 more
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Fine-scale spatial genetic structure in the frankincense tree Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst. and implications for conservation [PDF]
, 2016 The fine-scale genetic structure and how it varies between generations depends on the spatial scale of gene dispersal and other fundamental aspects of species’ biology, such as the mating system.
Addisalem, A. +4 more
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Floral attributes, ornithophily and reproductive success of Palicourea longepedunculata (Rubiaceae), a distylous shrub in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Botânica, 2010 Os atributos florais, a ornitofilia e o sucesso reprodutivo de Palicourea longepedunculata Gardner foram estudados em fragmento de Floresta Atlântica do sudeste do Brasil. Essa especie e um arbusto distilico que ocorre em sub-bosque umido de florestas.
Celice Alexandre Silva +2 more
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Ornithophily for the nonspecialist: Differential pollination efficiency of the Macaronesian island paleoendemic Navaea phoenicea (Malvaceae) by generalist passerines [PDF]
American Journal of Botany, 2017 PREMISE OF THE STUDY:A bird pollination syndrome exists in the Canary Islands archipelago across independent plant lineages despite the absence of specialist birds. The pollination efficiency of current floral visitors remains unknown for many plant species despite this being a fundamental factor in testing hypotheses about the origin of the syndrome ...
Fernández de Castro, Alejandro G. +2 more
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