Claim · model-written summary
Bumblebees are the principal pollinators.
- Taxon
- Burmannia disticha
Burmannia distichat0 - Outcome
- principal pollinators of B. distichae0
BombusNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“Based on the amount of carried pollen, insect behavior during the visits and general knowledge on biology of these insect taxa, we concluded that the bumblebees act as the principal pollinators of B. disticha , whereas the lepidopterans are considered as its possible pollinators.”
t0“Burmannia disticha”
Title
Chasmogamy and entomophily in Burmannia disticha (Burmanniaceae)
Nikolay A. Vislobokov; Maxim S. Nuraliev Frontiers in Plant Science 2023. doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1237665
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation The flower has an open anthetic perianth and is chasmogamous.
- Observation Flowers are visited by insects from four orders.
- Observation Bombus burmensis carried B. disticha pollen.
- Observation Coelioxys sp. carried B. disticha pollen.
- Observation lepidopterans carried B. disticha pollen.
- Observation Lepidopterans may also pollinate B. disticha.
- Observation Only bumblebees and lepidopterans appeared able to reach nectar.
- Observation The pollen-ovule ratio was 6.84, comparable to autogamous angiosperms.
- Observation The authors consider the species insect pollinated and predominantly outcrossing.
- Mechanism The gynostegium likely facilitates pollen transfer by long-proboscis insects.
- Observation The species has a labile pollination strategy.
- Observation Autogamy sometimes occurs.