Parallel developments in floral adaptations to obligate moth pollination mutualism in tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae)

Several groups within tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae) formed, independently, an (obligate) pollination mutualism with Epicephala moths, which originally had been parasitic. In this pollination system, female moths actively collect pollen from staminate flowers and deposit it on the stigma of pis...

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Main Authors: Peter C. van Welzen, Esmée Winkel, Roderick W. Bouman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-05-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/99506/download/pdf/