Aspects of pollination and floral development in <i>Ficus capensis</i> Thunb. (Moraceae)
A unique obligatory symbiosis exists between Ficus capensis Thunb., and its pollinator, Ceratosolen capensis Grandi. Flowers from both aerial and geocarpic syconia may be pollinated and produce seeds. Females of C. capensis possess specialized mesothoracic pockets in which pollen is transferred from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1983-11-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1257 |
