Pollination and reproductive system of synchronopatric species of Cactaceae (Cactoideae) subject to interspecific flow of pollen: an example of ecological adaptation in the Brazilian Chaco

• Published in: Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 101 - 112
• Main Authors: Ferreira, B. H. S., Gomes, A. C., Souza, C. S., Fabri, J. R., Sigrist, M. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Bees; Breeding; Butterflies & moths; Cactaceae; Cactus; Comparative studies; Diurnal; Dyes; Echinopsis rhodotricha; Ecological adaptation; Ecological monitoring; Fertility; Flowering; Flowers; Fluorescence; Fluorescent indicators; Fruits; Grains; Harrisia balansae; Interspecific; Light microscopy; Manduca rustica; Manduca sexta; Nocturnal; Phenology; Plant reproduction; Pollen; Pollination; Pollinators; Praecereus saxicola; Proboscis; Rainy season; Reproduction; Reproductive system; Seeds; Species; reproductive phenology; night blooming; cactus flowering; generalist pollination; secondary pollinators; Breeding system

Three synchronopatric Cactaceae species, Echinopsis rhodotricha , Harrisia balansae and Praecereus saxicola , have mostly nocturnal anthesis and similar flowers, characteristics that motivated us to perform a comparative study of reproductive ecology. Reproductive phenology was sampled monthly from...