Pollination of Alocasia cucullata (Araceae) by two Colocasiomyia flies known to be specific pollinators for Alocasia odora

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Miyake, Takashi ^a,c   Yafuso, Masako ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alocasia; Brood site pollination; Colocasiomyia; Floral scent; Interspecific pollination

Indexed keywords

ALOCASIA; ALOCASIA CUCULLATA; ALOCASIA ODORA; ARACEAE; COLOCASIOMYIA; COLOCASIOMYIA ALOCASIAE; COLOCASIOMYIA XENALOCASIAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 30144441337     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2005.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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