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Article: Reproductive biology of two sympatric species of Polyalthia (annonaceae) in Sri Lanka. I. Pollination by curculionid beetles

TitleReproductive biology of two sympatric species of Polyalthia (annonaceae) in Sri Lanka. I. Pollination by curculionid beetles
Authors
KeywordsAnnonaceae
Coleoptera
Floral thermogenesis
Pollination
Polyalthia
Issue Date2006
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/IJPS
Citation
International Journal Of Plant Sciences, 2006, v. 167 n. 3, p. 483-493 How to Cite?
AbstractThe pollination biology of two sympatric species, Polyalthia coffeoides and Polyalthia korinti (Annonaceae), is described in detail. An Endaeus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is shown to be the major pollinator of both species, with Carpophilus plagiatipennis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) as the secondary pollinator of P. coffeoides. Both Polyalthia species show intrafloral dichogamy (protogyny) with a reproductively inactive phase between the pistillate and staminate phases, although there is no evidence of interfloral dichogamy. A pollination chamber is formed by the inner petals throughout the reproductively active phases. Thermogenesis occurs in P. korinti, with internal floral temperatures up to 6°C above ambient levels. The heat is presumably an energy reward for the beetles. Although most pollination systems are regarded as diversified and opportunistic, specialized pollination systems are typical of the Annonaceae. Although P. coffeoides and P. korinti have overlapping distributions, habitats, and flowering seasons and share the same pollinators, the extent of competition for pollinators is likely to be lessened due to the abundance and nonspecificity of the beetles. © 2006 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/44702
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dc.contributor.authorWijesundara, DSAen_HK
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Plant Sciences, 2006, v. 167 n. 3, p. 483-493en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe pollination biology of two sympatric species, Polyalthia coffeoides and Polyalthia korinti (Annonaceae), is described in detail. An Endaeus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is shown to be the major pollinator of both species, with Carpophilus plagiatipennis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) as the secondary pollinator of P. coffeoides. Both Polyalthia species show intrafloral dichogamy (protogyny) with a reproductively inactive phase between the pistillate and staminate phases, although there is no evidence of interfloral dichogamy. A pollination chamber is formed by the inner petals throughout the reproductively active phases. Thermogenesis occurs in P. korinti, with internal floral temperatures up to 6°C above ambient levels. The heat is presumably an energy reward for the beetles. Although most pollination systems are regarded as diversified and opportunistic, specialized pollination systems are typical of the Annonaceae. Although P. coffeoides and P. korinti have overlapping distributions, habitats, and flowering seasons and share the same pollinators, the extent of competition for pollinators is likely to be lessened due to the abundance and nonspecificity of the beetles. © 2006 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.en_HK
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dc.subjectAnnonaceaeen_HK
dc.subjectColeopteraen_HK
dc.subjectFloral thermogenesisen_HK
dc.subjectPollinationen_HK
dc.subjectPolyalthiaen_HK
dc.titleReproductive biology of two sympatric species of Polyalthia (annonaceae) in Sri Lanka. I. Pollination by curculionid beetlesen_HK
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