Floral diversity and pollination strategies of three rheophytic Schismatoglottideae (Araceae)
- Author(s)
- Shook Ling Low, Stefanie Y. Wong, I. H. Ooi, Michael Hesse, Yannick Städler, Jürg Schönenberger, P. C. Boyce
- Abstract
Homoplastic evolution of 'unique' morphological characteristics in the Schismatoglottideae - many previously used to define genera - prompted this study to compare morphology and function in connection with pollination biology for Aridarum nicolsonii, Phymatarum borneense and Schottarum sarikeense. Aridarum nicolsonii and P. borneense extrude pollen through a pair of horned thecae while S. sarikeense sheds pollen through a pair of pores on the thecae. Floral traits of spathe constriction, presence and movement of sterile structures on the spadix, the comparable role of horned thecae and thecae pores, the presence of stamen-associated calcium oxalate packages, and the timing of odour emission are discussed in the context of their roles in pollinator management. Pollinators for all investigated species were determined to be species of Colocasiomyia (Diptera: Drosophilidae).
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
- External organisation(s)
- University of Malaysia, Sarawak
- Journal
- Plant Biology
- Volume
- 18
- Pages
- 84-97
- No. of pages
- 14
- ISSN
- 1435-8603
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12320
- Publication date
- 01-2016
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 106008 Botany, 106042 Systematic botany, 106012 Evolutionary research
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/floral-diversity-and-pollination-strategies-of-three-rheophytic-schismatoglottideae-araceae(118fdef7-51a8-4da7-aea7-e7d12295cc23).html