Pollination ecology of Justicia rusbyi (Acanthaceae), a common understory plant in a tropical mountain forest in eastern Bolivia
2007 | journal article. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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Pollination ecology of Justicia rusbyi (Acanthaceae), a common understory plant in a tropical mountain forest in eastern Bolivia
Doell, S.; Hensen, I.; Schmidt-Lebuhn, A. N. & Kessler, M. (2007)
Plant Species Biology, 22(3) pp. 211-216. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-1984.2007.00195.x
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- Authors
- Doell, Stefanie; Hensen, Isabell; Schmidt-Lebuhn, Alexander N.; Kessler, Michael
- Abstract
- The present study reports the species composition, behavior and ecology of floral visitors to a common understory herb, Justicia rusbyi (Acanthaceae), in a tropical mountain forest. Although the analyses were made during the peak flowering period, floral visitors were rare. In total, 22 species were observed visiting. The most frequent visitors were a small species of stingless bee (Meliponinae) and a skipper (Hesperiidae). Approximately three-quarters of all floral visitors visited only one flower during a stay. Most visitors were observed at noon and in direct sunlight, and there was a positive correlation between the number of J. rusbyi flowers displayed and the number of visitors. The nectar was found to be rich in hexose, which is unusual in bee-pollinated plants.
- Issue Date
- 2007
- Status
- published
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Journal
- Plant Species Biology
- ISSN
- 0913-557X