Oil secretion and the pollination of Colpias mollis (Scrophulariaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 235, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 53-66

  Steiner, Kin E ^a,c   Whitehead, V B ^b,d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colpias mollis; Melittidae; Namaqualand; Oil collecting bees; Rediviva; Scrophulariaceae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; COLPIAS MOLLIS; HEMIMERIS; HEMIMERIS RACEMOSA; MELITTIDAE; REDIVIVA ALBIFASCIATA; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 0036914062     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-002-0216-y     Document Type: Article

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