Flowering and pollination ecology of Cleistocactus baumannii (Cactaceae) in the Brazilian Chaco: pollinator dependence and floral larceny

ABSTRACT Cleistocactus baumannii is the only ornithophilous cactus species in the Brazilian Chaco. In addition, this species of Cactaceae invests heavily in flowering in the ecoregion. Such characteristics motivated us to evaluate the temporal availability of flowers in the context of its floral vis...

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Main Authors: Bruno Henrique dos Santos Ferreira, Camila Silveira Souza, André Luiz Silva Fachardo, Aline Conceição Gomes, Maria Rosângela Sigrist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2020-03-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062020000100167&tlng=en