Highly efficient pollination by bumblebees ensures seed production in Pedicularis lachnoglossa (Orobanchaceae), an early-flowering Himalayan plant

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 218-226

  Yu, Wen Bin ^a,b,c   Li, De Zhu ^a   Wang, Hong ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine plant; Bumblebee pollination; Floral specialization; Pedicularis lachnoglossa; Pollen dispensing mechanism; Pollinator limitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OROBANCHACEAE; PEDICULARIS; PEDICULARIS LACHNOGLOSSA;

EID: 84864600297     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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