Pollination biology of Luisia curtisii (Orchidaceae): Indications of a deceptive system operated by beetles

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-185

  Pedersen, Henrik Æ ^a   Watthana, Santi ^b   Kocyan, Alexander ^c,d   Srimuang, Kanok orn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Allogamy; Anther retention; Cantharophily; Floral scent; Fruit set; Outcrossing

Indexed keywords

AERIDINAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEMA; ORCHIDACEAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 84871924007     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-012-0713-6     Document Type: Article

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