Xyris 44 claims

Claim · model-written summary

Generalist insects visited both Xyris flowers and fungal pseudoflowers, with some shared visitors.

Taxon

Xyris spp.Xyrise1

Interactor

generalist insectse0pollinator

Outcome

visited the flowers and pseudoflowerse0

Setting

Guyanae2

Verbatim

e0

“a broad range of generalist insects (i.e. Vespidae, Formicidae, Salticidae, Acrididae, and Tetrigidae) visited the flowers and pseudoflowers, which notably shared some insect visitors (i.e. meadow katydids, carpenter ants, and geometer moths)”

e1

“yellow-eyed grasses (Xyris spp.)”

e2

“including X. surinamensis in Guyana”

Claim · model-written summary

Some insects chewed Xyris flowers and fungal pseudoflowers.

Taxon

Xyris spp.Xyrise1

Interactor

insectsInsectae0herbivore

Outcome

chewing on the flowers and pseudoflowerse0

Verbatim

e0

“Some of these insects were observed chewing on the flowers and pseudoflowers”

e1

“yellow-eyed grasses (Xyris spp.)”

Claim · model-written summary

Fusarium xyrophilum DNA was detected on captured insects from the Xyris system.

Taxon

Xyris spp.Xyrise1

Interactor

Fusarium xyrophilumFusarium xyrophilume0pathogen

Second interactor

insectsInsectae0other

Outcome

Fusarium xyrophilum DNA was detected on the bodies of captured insectse0

Verbatim

e0

“Fusarium xyrophilum DNA was detected on the bodies of captured insects”

e1

“yellow-eyed grasses (Xyris spp.)”

Claim · model-written summary

Pseudoflowers and Xyris flowers had largely similar volatile profiles.

Taxon

Xyris spp.Xyrise1

Interactor

F. xyrophilume2pathogen

Outcome

Volatile profilese0

Comparator

flowerse0

Verbatim

e0

“Volatile profiles of pseudoflowers and flowers were largely similar”

e1

“yellow-eyed grasses (Xyris spp.)”

e2

“F. xyrophilum DNA”

Claim · model-written summary

Putative α-gurjunene was emitted by fungal pseudoflowers and pure Fusarium cultures but not Xyris flowers.

Taxon

XyrisXyrise0

Interactor

F. xyrophilume0pathogen

Outcome

α-gurjunene, which was emitted by pseudoflowers and pure cultures of F. xyrophilum but not Xyris flowerse0

Verbatim

e0

“α-gurjunene, which was emitted by pseudoflowers and pure cultures of F. xyrophilum but not Xyris flowers”

Claim · model-written summary

Authors infer insect visitors carry Fusarium propagules.

Taxon

XyrisXyrise1

Interactor

F. xyrophilume0pathogen

Second interactor

insect visitorse0other

Outcome

insect visitors as vectors of F. xyrophilum propagulese0

Verbatim

e0

“These findings support the role of insect visitors as vectors of F. xyrophilum propagules”

e1

“Xyris floral signals”

Claim · model-written summary

Authors suggest Fusarium exploits insect sensory biases for Xyris floral signals.

Taxon

XyrisXyrise0

Interactor

generalist insectse0other

Second interactor

F. xyrophilume1pathogen

Outcome

attract and use generalist insectse0

Qualifier

exploiting their preexisting sensory biases for Xyris floral signals rather than true mimicrye0

Verbatim

e0

“the fungus may attract and use generalist insects by exploiting their preexisting sensory biases for Xyris floral signals rather than true mimicry”

e1

“F. xyrophilum propagules”

Claim · model-written summary

Insect–Xyris flower interactions were recorded on all continents where Xyris occurs.

Taxon

XyrisXyrise0

Interactor

insecte0other

Outcome

records of insect-flower interactionse0

Setting

all continents where Xyris occure0

Verbatim

e0

“We found records of insect-flower interactions from all continents where Xyris occur”

Claim · model-written summary

Araneae were documented visiting Xyris plants.

Taxon

Xyris spp.Xyrise0

Outcome

Araneae, Coleoptera, and Orthoptera visiting Xyris spp. plantse0

Setting

Guyanae1

Verbatim

e0

“first documentation of arthropods in the orders Araneae, Coleoptera, and Orthoptera visiting Xyris spp. plants”

e1

“three regions of Guyana”

Claim · model-written summary

Coleophora sp. was observed on Xyris spikes, extending its known geographic range.

Taxon

XyrisXyrise0

Organ / stage

spikese0

Interactor

Coleophora sp.Coleophorae0herbivore

Outcome

Coleophora sp. (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) on Xyris spikese0

Verbatim

e0

“We also observed a Coleophora sp. (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) on Xyris spikes, expanding the geographic range of this taxon.”