Pollinators, floral morphology and scent chemistry in the southern African orchid genus Schizochilus

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 726-738

  Van der Niet, T ^a   Jurgens A ^a   Johnson, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diptera; Floral scent; GC MS; Grassland; Intraspecific variation; Morphology; Multivariate analysis; Nectar spur; Orchidaceae; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BEE; BENZENE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLORAL TRAIT; FLY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRASSLAND; HERB; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECTAR; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SPECIALIZATION; WASP;

APOCRITA; APOIDEA; BULBINELLA; DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; ORCHIDACEAE; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 78049250814     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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