Pollination requirements of West Indian cherry (Malpighia emarginata) and its putative pollinators, Centris bees, in NE Brazil

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-311

  Freitas, B M ^a   Alves, J E ^a   Brandao G F ^a   Araujo, Z B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

BRAZIL;

ANTHOPHORIDAE; CENTRIS TARSATA; HYMENOPTERA; MALPIGHIA EMARGINATA;

EID: 0032786662     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699006930     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. ANDERSON, W. R. (1980). Cryptic self-fertilization in the Malpighiaceae. Science 207, 892-893.
2. ASENJO, C. F. & GUZMAN, A. R. F. DE (1946). The high ascorbic acid content of the West Indian cherry. Science 103, 219.
3. ASENJO, C. F. & MOSCOSO, C. G. (1950). Ascorbic acid content and other characteristics of West Indian cherry. Food Research 15, 103-106.
4. CARVALHO, C. A. L., MARQUES, O. M. & SAMPAIO, H. S. V. (1995). Abelhas (Hym., Apoidea) em Cruz das Almas -BA. I - Espécies coletadas em fruteiras. Insecta 4, 11-17.
5. FREE, J. B. (1993). Insect Pollination of Crops. 2nd edn. London: Academic Press.
6. FREITAS, B. M. (1997a). Number and distribution ofcashew (Anacardium occidentale) pollen grains on the bodies of its pollinator bees, Apis mellifera and Centris tarsata. Journal of Apicultural Research 36, 15-22.
7. FREITAS, B. M. (1997b). Changes with time in the germinability of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) pollen grains found on different body areas of its pollinator bees. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 57, 289-294.
8. FREITAS, B. M. & PAXTON, R. J. (1996). The role of wind and insects in cashew (Anacardium occidentale) pollination in NE Brazil. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge 126, 319-326.
9. FREITAS, B. M. & PAXTON, R. J. (1998). A comparison of two pollinators: the introduced honeybee Apis mellifera and an indigenous bee Centris tarsata on cashew Anacardium occidentale in its native range of NE Brazil. Journal of Applied Ecology 35, 109-121.
10. GARCIA-MONGE, G. (1961). Evaluation of the Averell and Norris methods for the determination of parathion in West Indian cherry (Malpighia punicifolia L.). Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 45, 50-53.
11. HARDER, L. D. & THOMSON, J. D. (1989). Evolutionary options for maximizing pollen dispersal of animal-pollinated plants. American Naturalist 133, 323-344.
12. HERNÁNDEZ-MEDINA, E. & VÉLEZ-SANTIAGO, J. (1960). Response of the acerola (Malpighia punicifolia L.) to the application of lime and foliar sprays of magnesium and minor elements. Proceedings for the Caribbean Region, Proceedings of the American Society of Horticultural Science 4, 20-25.
13. HERRERA, C. M. (1987). Components of pollinator "quality": comparative analysis of a diverse insect assemblage. Oikos 50, 79-90.
14. INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES (1986). Genetic resources of tropical and subtropical fruits and nuts (excluding Musa). Rome, International Board of Plant Genetic Resource, pp. 52-54.
15. INSTITUTO DE PLANEJAMENTO DO CEARÁ (1993). Anuário estatistico do Ceará. v.3. Fortaleza, Brazil, Fundação Instituto de Planejamento do Ceará, pp. 41-54.
16. KERR, W. E. & MAULE, V. (1964). Geographic distribution of stingless bees and its implications. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 72, 2-18.
17. LORENZON, M. C. A., MARTINS, C. G. D. M. & ALVES, E. U. (1995). Requirements of pollination in Malpighia glabra L. Proceedings of the XXXIV International Congress of Apimondia, pp. 54-57. Bucharest: Apimondia Publishing House.
18. MCGREGOR, S. E. (1976). Insect pollination of cultivated crop plants. USDA Handbook 496. 411 pp.
19. MELO, C. G. DE, ALVES, E. U., LORENZON, M. C. A. & BAPTISTA, J. L. (1997). Polinizadores de Malpighia glabra L. Mensagem Doce 42, 14-17.
20. MIYASHITA, R. K., NAKASONE, H. Y. & LAMOUREUX, C. H. (1964). Reproductive morphology of acerola (Malpighia glabra L.). Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii Agricultural Experimental Station, Technical Bulletin No. 63.
21. Moscoso, C. G. (1956). West Indian cherry - Richest known source of natural vitamin C. Economic Botany 10, 280-294.
22. OSTENDORF, F. W. (1963). The West Indian cherry. Tropical Abstract 18, 145-150.
23. RAW, A. (1979). Centris dirrhoda (Anthophoridae), the bee visiting West Indian cherry flowers (Malpighia punicifolia). Revista de Biologia Tropical 27, 203-205.
24. SIMPSON, B. B., NEFF, J. L. & DIERINGER, G. (1990). The production of floral oils by Monttea (Scrophulariaceae) and the function of tarsal pads in Centris bees. Plant Systematics and Evolution 173, 209-222.
25. SOKAL, R. R. & ROHLF, J. F. (1981). Biometry. 2nd Edn. San Francisco, USA: W. H. Freeman and Company.
26. THOMSON, J. D. & THOMSON, B. A. (1989). Dispersal of Erythronium grandiflorum pollen by bumblebees: implications for gene flow and reproductive success. Evolution 43, 657-661.
27. YAMANE, G. M. & NAKASONE, H. H. (1961). Pollination and fruit set studies of acerola Malpighia glabra L. in Hawaii. Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science 78, 141-148.
28. YOUNG, H. J. & STANTON, M. L. (1990). Influences of floral variations on pollen removal and seed production in wild radish. Ecology 71, 536-547.