A floral organ moving like a caterpillar for pollinating

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-108

  Liu, Zhong Jian ^a,c,d   Chen, Li Jun ^a   Liu, Ke Wei ^a,b,c   Li, Li Qiang ^a   Rao, Wen Hui ^a  

^a The National Orchid Conservation Center of China The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen ^*  (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bulbophyllum penicillium; Drosophila; Lip movement; Pollination mechanism

Indexed keywords

BULBOPHYLLUM; DROSOPHILA SP.; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORCHIDACEAE; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 77950001172     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2009.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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