Reproductive biology of two Himalayan alpine gingers (Roscoea spp., Zingiberaceae) in China: Pollination syndrome and compensatory floral mechanisms

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 582-589

  Zhang, Z Q ^a,b   Kress, W J ^a,c   Xie, W J ^d   Ren, P Y ^a   Gao, J Y ^a   Li, Q J ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity hotspot; Compensatory floral mechanism; Conservation; Hengduan Mountains; Long proboscid pollinator; Pollination syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLORAL TRAIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GENERALIST; MONOCOTYLEDON; PERSISTENCE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; FRUIT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANIMALS; BEES; CHINA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; FRUIT; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZINGIBERACEAE;

CHINA; HENGDUAN MOUNTAINS;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE; ROSCOEA; ROSCOEA CAUTLEOIDES; ROSCOEA HUMEANA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 79958814635     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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