Generalized pollination, floral scent chemistry, and a possible case of hybridization in the African orchid Disa fragrans

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 739-748

  Johnson, S D ^a   Hobbhahn, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Floral syndrome; Fragrance; GC MS; Hybrid; Nectar; Pollen transfer efficiency; Pollination success; Thermal desorption

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER VISITING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENERALIST; HERB; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; NECTAR; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SPECIALIZATION;

DRAKENSBERG;

APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; DISA; DISA FRAGRANS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78049235944     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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