Autonomous self-pollination and insect visitation in a saprophytic orchid, Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl.

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-159

  Zhou, X ^a   Lin, H ^a   Fan, X L ^a   Gao, J Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

obligate autogamy; Orchidaceae; pollinator services; relic floral features; saprophyte

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; HONEYBEE; INSECT; MONOCOTYLEDON; OUTCROSSING; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

APIS; APIS CERANA CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; EPIPOGIUM; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84859388660     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT11265     Document Type: Article

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