Flower morphology, nectar features, and hummingbird visitation to Palicourea crocea (Rubiaceae) in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

Flower morphology, nectar features, and hummingbird visitation to Palicourea crocea (Rubiaceae) in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

We investigated flower morphology, nectar features, and hummingbird visitation to Palicourea crocea (Rubiaceae), a common ornithophilous shrub found in the riparian forest understory in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. Flowers are distylous and the style-stamen dimorphism is accompanied by...

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Main Authors: Luciana B. Mendonça, Luiz dos Anjos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2006-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
interações aves-plantas
heterostilia
polinização
Mata Atlântica
vegetação ripária
conservação
bird-plant interactions
heterostyly
pollination
Brazilian Atlantic forest
riparian vegetation
conservation
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