Pollination of Guarianthe skinneri, an ornamental food deception orchid in southern Florida, by the naturalized orchid bee Euglossa viridissima

 

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Tác giả: W. Pemberton, Robert
Định dạng: artículo original
Trạng thái:Versión publicada
Ngày xuất bản:2007
Miêu tả:A Mesoamerican orchid bee Euglossa viridissima, recently naturalized in Florida, is pollinating cultivated plants of Guarianthe skinneri, also native to Mesoamerica. The flowers were found to be self compatible and nectarless. Of 25 bees observed to visit 31 G. skinneri flowers, 18 picked up pollinaria, and 17 of the bees left the plant after visiting a single flower of this food deception orchid. The bee's behavior lends support to the idea that food deception pollination systems reduce geitonogamy and promote outcrossing. Cultivated G. skinneri plants growing where the orchid bee occurs in Florida are fruiting which creates the possibility of the naturalization of this orchid. Euglossa viridissima is probably a pollinator of G. skinneri in Mesoamerica where they co-occur.
Quốc gia:Portal de Revistas UCR
Tổ chức giáo dục:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ngôn ngữ:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/7928
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/7928
Từ khóa:Orchidaceae
Euglossa
Guarianthe
Florida
food deception pollination