The dioecious, sphingophilous species Citharexylum myrianthum (Verbenaceae): Pollination and visitor diversity

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 440-450

  Rocca, Márcia A ^a   Sazima, Marlies ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Floral morphology and biology; Nectar; Sphingidae; Sphingophily; Trochilidae

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; FLOWER VISITING; MOTH; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

CITHAREXYLUM MYRIANTHUM; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; SPHINGIDAE; TROCHILIDAE; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 33748038452     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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