First record of bat-pollination in the species-rich genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae)

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 113; no. 6; pp. 1047 - 1055
• Main Authors: Aguilar-Rodríguez, Pedro Adrián, MacSwiney G., M. Cristina, Krömer, Thorsten, García-Franco, José G, Knauer, Anina, Kessler, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Animals; Anthers; Bats; Bromeliaceae; Chiroptera; Chiroptera - physiology; epiphytes; Flower stigma; Flowering; Flowers; forests; fruits; hummingbirds; Insect pollination; Mexico; moths; Nectar; nectar secretion; odors; Original; outcrossing; Phyllostomidae; physiology; Plants; Pollen; Pollinating insects; Pollination; pollinators; Reproduction; reproductive system; Tillandsia; Tillandsia - physiology; tropics; Mexico; bromeliad; Mexico; Bromeliaceae; bat-pollination; pollinator effectiveness; chiropterophily; humid montane forest; floral visitors; Anoura geofroyii; Tillandsia macropetala

Background and AimsBromeliaceae is a species-rich neotropical plant family that uses a variety of pollinators, principally vertebrates. Tillandsia is the most diverse genus, and includes more than one-third of all bromeliad species. Within this genus, the majority of species rely on diurnal pollinat...