Autonomous self-pollination and pseudo-fruit set in South African species of Eulophia (Orchidaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 791-797

  Peter, C I ^a,b   Johnson, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Auto pollination; Autogamy; Eulophia; Insect parasitism; Orchidaceae; Pseudo fruit; Rostellum; Self pollination; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; HERB; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

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

EULOPHIA; EULOPHIA STREPTOPETALA; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 70350572183     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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