Claim · model-written summary
Male A. abrupta commonly visited flowers.
- Taxon
- Cypripedium kentuckiense
Cypripedium kentuckienset0 - Interactor
- A. abrupta
Anthophora abruptae0pollinator - Outcome
- common visitorse0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Male A. abrupta were common visitors”
t0“Cypripedium kentuckiense”
Title
Pollination ecology and breeding systems of Cypripedium kentuckiense (Orchidaceae) in Tennessee1
Retha Edens-Meier; Michael Arduser; Gerardo R. Camilo; et al. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 2021. doi:10.3159/torrey-d-20-00033.1
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Association Floral senescence varied between the two seasons and might relate to April temperatures.
- Observation Mechanical self-pollination was uncommon but perhaps leaky.
- Observation Insect-mediated pollination frequency was 62%.
- Observation Flower-to-fruit conversion was low, at 7% and 14%.
- Observation Hand pollinations suggest the flowers are self-compatible.
- Association Floral architecture relates to pollinator dimensions.
- Observation Anthophora abrupta was a primary pollinator at the site.
- Observation A. bomboides was a primary pollinator at the site.
- Observation Bee exit patterns varied by species and gender and were somewhat atypical.
- Observation Anthophora bees chewed labellar epidermis and lingered inside flowers and exit canals.
- Observation The authors suggest that C. kentuckiense might not be a trap.