Specialization for pollination by beetles and wasps: The role of lollipop hairs and fragrance in Satyrium microrrhynchum (Orchidaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-55

  Johnson, Steven D ^a   Ellis, Allan ^a   Dötterl, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bimodal pollination; Floral scent; GC EAD; GC MS; Nectar; Nectary; Orchidaceae; Pollination syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEETLE; NECTAR; NECTARY; POLLINATION; SPECIALIZATION; WASP;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPEPSIS; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE; POMPILIDAE; SATYRIUM MICRORRHYNCHUM;

EID: 34250768343     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.1.47     Document Type: Article

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