DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1994.tb00814.x. Coloured Pollen in Cactaceae: a Mimetic Adaptation to Hummingbird‐Pollination?

Coloured Pollen in Cactaceae: a Mimetic Adaptation to Hummingbird‐Pollination?

10.1111/j.1438-8677.1994.tb00814.x

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Botanica Acta (311)

Abstract

AbstractPollen of 361 species from 71 genera of Cactaceae was investigated for this study of the correlation between pollen colour and the pollination syndrome. 11% of all species studied had red or brown pollen, and nearly all of these species were ornithophilous. This suggests that pollen colour probably is part of the bird‐flower syndrome of Cactaceae. Possibly the red or brown pollen might be a crypto‐mimetic adaptation to the dark coloured bill of the pollinating hummingbird (Trochilidae) and secures safe transport to a receptive stigma without being removed by the bird immediately.The results are discussed against a background of studies encompassing about 900 species from 77 families, which provide further evidence for the proposed adaptive significance of palynological characters.

Bibliography

Rose, M., & Barthlott, W. (1994). Coloured Pollen in Cactaceae: a Mimetic Adaptation to HummingbirdâPollination? Botanica Acta, 107(6), 402â406. Portico.

Authors 2

Marie‐Jeanette Rose (first)
W. Barthlott (additional)

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Issued	30 years, 9 months ago (Dec. 1, 1994)
Published	30 years, 9 months ago (Dec. 1, 1994)
Published Online	11 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 27, 2014)
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BibTeX

@article{Rose_1994, title={Coloured Pollen in Cactaceae: a Mimetic Adaptation to Hummingbird‐Pollination?}, volume={107}, ISSN={0932-8629}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1994.tb00814.x}, DOI={10.1111/j.1438-8677.1994.tb00814.x}, number={6}, journal={Botanica Acta}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Rose, Marie‐Jeanette and Barthlott, W.}, year={1994}, month=dec, pages={402–406} }

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