TY - JOUR
T1 - Pollination and breeding system of Canna paniculata (Cannaceae) in a montane Atlantic Rainforest
T2 - asymmetric dependence on a hermit hummingbird
AU - Maruyama, Pietro K.
AU - Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson
AU - Dalsgaard, Bo
AU - Sazima, Marlies
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - 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. Although C. paniculata is capable of bearing fruit after self-pollination, it requires pollinators for reproduction. We discuss the importance of hermit hummingbirds for the reproduction of specialized ornithophilous plants such as C. paniculata, including their asymmetric dependence on hermit hummingbirds - core pollinators in Neotropical forest ecosystems.
AB - 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. Although C. paniculata is capable of bearing fruit after self-pollination, it requires pollinators for reproduction. We discuss the importance of hermit hummingbirds for the reproduction of specialized ornithophilous plants such as C. paniculata, including their asymmetric dependence on hermit hummingbirds - core pollinators in Neotropical forest ecosystems.
U2 - 10.1590/0102-33062014abb3590
DO - 10.1590/0102-33062014abb3590
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0102-3306
VL - 29
SP - 157
EP - 160
JO - Acta Botanica Brasilica
JF - Acta Botanica Brasilica
IS - 1
ER -