First report on pollinating behavior of the small carpenter bee Ceratina ridleyi Cockerell (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum (Zingiberaceae)

First report on pollinating behavior of the small carpenter bee Ceratina ridleyi Cockerell (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum (Zingiberaceae)

Small carpenter bees of the genus Ceratina are widespread, but little-studied as pollinators despite their presence in various pollinator assemblages. This study documents the importance of Ceratina ridleyi as a pollinator of the small-flowered Malaysian ginger Globba leucantha var. bicolor. Species...

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Main Authors: Nivaarani Arumugam, Nor Syahaiza Ahmad Zamri, Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran, Maryana Mohamad Nor, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Suganthi Appalasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/79930/download/pdf/

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