Pollination biology of mass flowering terrestrial Utricularia species (Lentibulariaceae) in the Indian Western Ghats

Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 791-804

  Hobbhahn, N ^a,b   Kuchmeister H ^c   Porembski, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carnivory; India; Lentibulariaceae; Mass flowering; Pollination; Utricularia; Western ghats

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; AUTOGAMY; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; CARNIVORY; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; FLOWERING; GEITONOGAMY; INSECTIVORY; NECTAR; PHENOLOGY;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; INDIA; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; FLOWERS; INDIA; INSECTS; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

APOIDEA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LENTIBULARIACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; SPHINGIDAE; SPHINGOIDEA; UTRICULARIA;

EID: 33846206514     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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