- Title
- Flower orientation in Gloriosa superba (Colchicaceae) promotes cross-pollination via butterfly wings:
- Creator
- Daniels, Ryan J, Johnson, Steven D, Peter, Craig I
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150141
- Identifier
- vital:38943
- Identifier
- https://0-doi.org.wam.seals.ac.za/10.1093/aob/mcaa048
- Description
- Complex modifications of angiosperm flowers often function for precise pollen placement on pollinators and to promote cross-pollination. We explore the functional significance of the unusually elaborate morphology of Gloriosa superba flowers, which are divided into one hermaphrodite meranthium and five male meranthia (functional pollination units of a single flower). We used controlled pollination experiments, floral measurements, pollen load analyses and visitor observations in four populations of G. superba in South Africa to determine the breeding system, mechanism of pollination and role of flower in the promotion of cross-pollination.
- Format
- 13 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Annals of Botany, Daniels, R.J., Johnson, S.D. and Peter, C.I., 2020. Flower orientation in Gloriosa superba (Colchicaceae) promotes cross-pollination via butterfly wings. Annals of Botany, 125(7), pp.1137-1149., Annals of Botany volume 125 number 7 1137 1149 March 2020 1095-8290
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- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Oxford Academic Journals Open Access Policy Statement (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access)
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