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Tag: ornithophily

Taxonomy & Evolution

Pollinators drive floral evolution in an Atlantic Forest genus

Can we use floral traits to accurately predict hummingbird and bat pollinators of the bromeliad genus Vriesea?

by William SalterNovember 23, 2020November 23, 2020
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Hummingbird at a columbine
Annals of Botany News in Focus

Why do some columbines make life harder for their pollinators?

The flowers of Aquilegia eximia, the serpentine columbine, face downward, but the hummingbirds that pollinate it prefer horizontal flowers, so why do the flowers face the wrong way?

by Alun SaltAugust 27, 2019August 26, 2019
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Utricularia menziesii
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Floral micromorphology of bird-pollinated carnivorous Utricularia

by Alex AssiryMarch 13, 2019February 18, 2019
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Evolution of Old World Salvia in Africa
Annals of Botany

Evolution of Old World Salvia in Africa

A phylogenetic reconstruction suggests that parallel character evolution is the rule rather than the exception in Old World Salvia in Africa.

by botanyoneDecember 6, 2014December 2, 2014
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Pollen limitation in hummingbird-pollinated plants
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Pollen limitation in hummingbird-pollinated plants

Many species of hummingbird-pollinated plants in a tropical montane rain forest experience pollen limitation.

by AJ CannNovember 4, 2013October 28, 2013
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Nectar secretion in an ornithophilous bromeliad
Annals of Botany

Nectar secretion in an ornithophilous bromeliad

by botanyoneAugust 24, 2012August 15, 2012
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Passerine pollination in a winter-flowering tree
Annals of Botany

Passerine pollination in a winter-flowering tree

by botanyoneFebruary 25, 2012February 15, 2012
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Mixed bird and wasp pollination systems in Scrophularia
Annals of Botany

Mixed bird and wasp pollination systems in Scrophularia

by botanyoneFebruary 2, 2012January 26, 2012
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Nectary spur anatomy of selected Aeridinae
Annals of Botany

Nectary spur anatomy of selected Aeridinae

by botanyoneApril 13, 2011April 11, 2011
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  1. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 18, 2023

    Good afternoon, Patrick, Aha, one now begins to wonder if the spelling Catherine in the cited source should really have…

  2. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    The bisindole alkaloid catharine is said to have been published and the molecular structure can be found scattered about, though…

  3. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    Hello Patrick, Thank you for taking th etim eto comment on this item. The source for 'catherine' that's stated in…

  4. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 15, 2023

    Catherine? I know there are many variants of the basic skeleton with related names but surely the most well-known is…

  5. Nigel Chaffey on Plants named for the great, the good, and the bad..?January 5, 2023

    ICYMI, Dr Sandra Knapp has been awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours list, for the important contributions…

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