genetic diversity of two Brazilian Vellozia (Velloziaceae) with different patterns of spatial distribution and pollination biology

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 585 - 592
• Main Authors: Franceschinelli, E.V, Jacobi, C.M, Drummond, M.G, Resende, M.F.S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.04.2006; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Alleles; altitude; Apoidea; Aves; Brazil; Diversity indices; Ecological genetics; Endemic species; Evolutionary genetics; gene flow; Genetic diversity; Genetic loci; Genetic structure; Genetic Variation; genetics; Geography; hummingbirds; Hymenoptera; Inbreeding; isozyme; Magnoliopsida; Magnoliopsida - genetics; Microclimate; Microhabitats; Original; plant reproduction; Plants; Pollen; pollinating insects; Pollination; Population ecology; Population genetics; Reproduction; Rocks; rupestrian fields; Sandy soils; Seed dispersal; Serra do Cipó; sexual reproduction; Spatial distribution; Species; tropical plant; Vellozia; Vellozia epidendroides; Vellozia leptopetala; Velloziaceae; Brazil

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genetic structure and variability of two species of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) with restricted distribution in high-altitude quartzitic fields in south-eastern Brazil were studied. Vellozia epidendroides is short, grows on pebbly or sandy soil, and is pollinated by bees. Velloz...