Pollination by long-proboscid flies in the endangered African orchid Disa scullyi

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-27

  Johnson, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Disa; Mutualism; Nemestrinidae; Orchidaceae; Prosoeca specialization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; DRAKENSBERG; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS; DISA; NEMESTRINIDAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PROSOECA GANGLBAUERI;

EID: 33745493444     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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