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- Title
Pollination ecology of Eomecon chionantha Hance (Papaveraceae), an endemic species in China.
- Authors
Xiao, Yian; Chen, Xiang; Hu, Xuehua; Dong, Ming
- Abstract
Eomecon chionantha Hance, the only species in the genus Eomecon, is an angiosperm species endemic to China. Here we investigated the pollination syndrome, pollinator generalization of E. chionantha. Our results showed that the individual flower longevity of E. chionantha was 3-5 days. The flowering phenology of E. chionantha can be divided into five phases. We found significant differences in the pollination efficiency of the different insects visiting E. chionantha with bees and flies being the most efficient pollinators. This, in addition to floral morphology and phenology, suggests that E. chionantha is generalized on bees and flies and possesses an outcrossing, partially self-compatible and pollinator-dependent breeding system.
- Subjects
POLLINATION; PHANEROGAMS; FLOWERS; CLEISTOGAMY; HETEROSTYLISM
- Publication
Russian Journal of Ecology, 2016, Vol 47, Issue 3, p249
- ISSN
1067-4136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1067413616030152