Specific features of pollination in the Manchurian birthwort, Aristolochia manshuriensis

An analysis of pollination system in Aristolochia manshuriensis has shown that flower structure in this species is strictly adapted to cross-pollination, but the possibility of an autogamous or geitonogamous type of self-pollination with the involvement of insects is not excluded. The flowers of A....

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Published inBiology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 459 - 465
Main Authors Nakonechnaya, O. V., Sidorenko, V. S., Koren’, O. G., Nesterova, S. V., Zhuravlev, Yu. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.10.2008
Subjects
Anthomyiidae
Aristolochia
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Botany
Cell Biology
Cross-pollination
Ecology
Flowers
Life Sciences
Pollination
Pollinators
Zoology
Fruit Setting
Pollinator Insect
Pollen Tube Growth
Outcrossing Rate
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Summary:An analysis of pollination system in Aristolochia manshuriensis has shown that flower structure in this species is strictly adapted to cross-pollination, but the possibility of an autogamous or geitonogamous type of self-pollination with the involvement of insects is not excluded. The flowers of A. manshuriensis are most frequently visited by flies of the family Anthomyiidae, which markedly contribute to their pollination. Males account for 65% of pollinator insects collected from the flowers.
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ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S106235900805004X