Pollination and breeding system of Canna paniculata(Cannaceae) in a montane Atlantic Rainforest: asymmetric dependence on a hermit hummingbird

• Published in: Acta Botânica Brasílica Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 157 - 160
• Main Authors: Maruyama, Pietro Kiyoshi, Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson, Dalsgaard, Bo, Sazima, Marlies
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 01.03.2015
• Subjects: hummingbirds; ornithophily; Phaethornis eurynome; Serra do Mar; Zingiberales

We studied the pollination biology of Canna paniculata (Cannaceae), a plant species common in the Atlantic Rainforest of southeastern Brazil. The species presents specialized ornithophilous flowers, which in our study area are solely pollinated by the hermit hummingbird Phaethornis eurynome. Althoug...