Flexible mating system in distylous populations of Psychotria carthagenensis Jacq. (Rubiaceae) in Brazilian Cerrado

• Published in: Plant systematics and evolution Vol. 298; no. 3; pp. 619 - 627
• Main Authors: Faria, Rogério Rodrigues, Ferrero, Victoria, Navarro, Luis, Araujo, Andréa Cardoso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer-Verlag 01.03.2012; Springer-Verlag Gmbh; Springer Vienna; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthers; Biological evolution; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brazil; Breeding; cerrado; Compatibility; conservation areas; Corolla; Evolution; Flowers; habitat fragmentation; Incompatibility; Life Sciences; Mating systems; Morphology; morphs; Original Article; Piscidia carthagenensis; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Ecology; Plant reproductive structures; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Plants; Plants (botany); Pollen; Pollination; Pollinators; Polymorphism; Population studies; Populations; Post exposure prophylaxis; Protected areas; Psychotria; Reproductive strategy; Rubiaceae; urban areas; Variation; Brazil; Reciprocal herkogamy; Floral polymorphism; Self-incompatibility system; Distyly
• ISSN: 0378-2697; 1615-6110; 2199-6881
• DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0571-7

In family Rubiaceae distyly is very common, and large variation in heterostyly characteristics has been previously documented. Analysis of these variations, even within a species, is very useful to our understanding of the evolutionary process that caused this polymorphism. For this reason, the goal...