Claim · model-written summary
X. aromatica has mixed pollination by thrips and small nitidulid and staphylinid beetles.
- Taxon
- X. aromatica
Xylopia aromaticae0 - Interactor
- ThysanopteraThysanopterae0pollinator
- Second interactor
- Nitidulidae and Staphylinidae beetlese0pollinator
- Outcome
- mixed pollinatione0
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Verbatim
e0“X. aromatica possesses mixed pollination promoted by Thysanoptera and small Nitidulidae and Staphylinidae beetles.”
Title
Fábio Pinheiro Saravy; Karl-L. Schuchmann; Marinez I. Marques Diversity 2021. doi:10.3390/d13120661
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Thrips and beetles were the most abundant flower visitors.
- Observation Four beetle morphospecies frequently occupied over 70% of floral chambers.
- Observation The recorded beetle visitors included one Nitidulidae and two Staphylinidae morphospecies.
- Mechanism Three small elongate beetle morphospecies had setae where pollen may adhere.
- Mechanism The three beetle morphospecies occurred during both male and female flower phases, indicating potential cross-pollination.
- Observation Lamprosomatinae and Conotelus were recorded in X. aromatica flower chambers for the first time.