Floral biology and unique pollination system of root holoparasites, Balanophora kuroiwai and B. tobiracola (Balanphoraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1164-1170

  Kawakita, Atsushi ^a   Kato, Makoto ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant; Assara; Balanophora; Balanophoraceae; Brood site; Mutualism; Nacoleia; Pyralid moth

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; MUTUALISM; PARASITIC PLANT; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

JAPAN;

ASSARA; BALANOPHORA; BALANOPHORA KUROIWAI; BALANOPHORA TOBIRACOLA; BALANOPHORACEAE; BLATTARIA; DICTYOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NACOLEIA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0036062814     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.7.1164     Document Type: Article

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