Coleotrype madagascarica (Commelinaceae) : visual attraction and buzz pollination by anthophorid bees in Madagascar

Little is known about the pollination in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. One of the species endemic to Madagascar, Coleotrype madagascarica C. B. Clarke, is an extremely ostentatious plant. With visual attraction such as basally coloured apical leaves, vividly coloured petals and an astounding...

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Main Author: Rubin, Miriam
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-265993