Visual signalling of nectar-offering flowers and specific morphological traits favour robust bee pollinators in the mass-flowering tree Handroanthus impetiginosus …

C Schlindwein, C Westerkamp… - Botanical Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Mass flowering is a widespread blooming strategy among Neotropical trees that has been
frequently suggested to increase geitonogamous pollination. We investigated the pollination …

Pollination in Jacaranda rugosa (Bignoniaceae): euglossine pollinators, nectar robbers and low fruit set

P Milet‐Pinheiro, C Schlindwein - Plant Biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nectar robbers access floral nectar in illegitimate flower visits without, in general, performing
a pollination service. Nevertheless, their effect on fruit set can be indirectly positive if the …

[HTML][HTML] Distribuição vertical dos sistemas de polinização bióticos em áreas de cerrado sentido restrito no Triângulo Mineiro, MG, Brasil

CI Silva, G Araújo, PEAM Oliveira - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Alguns fatores podem influenciar a distribuição dos recursos florais e sistemas de
polinização bióticos nos ecossistemas, como por exemplo, o clima, a altitude, a região …

The reproductive biology of Cybistax antisyphilitica (Bignoniaceae), a characteristic tree of the South American savannah-like “Cerrado” vegetation

NS Bittencourt Jr, EJ Pereira Jr… - … , Functional Ecology of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Bignoniaceous woody species are very important ecological components of neotropical
forests, but the reproductive biology of many species, such as Cybistax antisyphilitica …

Floral sources used by the orchid bee Euglossa cordata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Apidae: Euglossini) in an urban area of south-eastern Brazil

MJ Ferreira-Caliman, LC Rocha-Filho, GA Freiria… - Grana, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Although orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini) are known as key pollinators in tropical
ecosystems, knowledge of their floral sources is still scarce, especially for those species …

Permanent stigma closure in Bignoniaceae: mechanism and implications for fruit set in self-incompatible species

P Milet-Pinheiro, AT Carvalho, PG Kevan… - … , Functional Ecology of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Bignoniaceae possess sensitive bilobate stigmas that close after stimulation. We
determined factors involved in stigma closure and reopening in four species of …

[HTML][HTML] Sistema reprodutivo do ipê-branco: Tabebuia roseo-alba (Ridley) Sandwith (Bignoniaceae)

G Gandolphi, NS Bittencourt Jr - Acta Botanica Brasilica, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Estudos sobre sistemas reprodutivos têm indicado o predomínio da autoincompatibilidade
de ação tardia (AIT) em Bignoniaceae, embora poucas espécies tenham sido investigadas …

Reproductive strategy and the effect of floral pillagers on fruit production of the passion flower Passiflora setacea cultivated in Brazil

TP de Oliveira Teixeira, INM Ferreira… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Most flowering plant species, including those under cultivation, are pollinated by animals.
The passion flower (Passiflora setacea DC.) variety BRS Perola do Cerrado is apparently …

Mating in the pseudogamic apomictic Anemopaegma acutifolium DC: another case of pseudo‐self‐compatibility in Bignoniaceae?

DS Sampaio, NS Bittencourt Jr, PE Oliveira - Plant Biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐compatibility in apomictic pseudogamic species is considered fundamental to assure
reproduction by seeds in extreme situations, making apomictic species more advantageous …

Pollination of Byrsonima coccolobifolia: short-distance isolation and possible causes for low fruit production

ME Amorim, P De Marco - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Byrsonima coccolobifolia is a tropical plant from the Malpighiaceae family, distributed in the
neotropical savanna fields and pollinated by bees known as" collecting-oil bees". In this …