Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)?
The monotypic genus Mexacanthus in the Acanthaceae is endemic to west central Mexico where the species M. mcvaughii T.F. Daniel grows. The flower structure is unusual with anthers and stigma positioned laterally, and a nectar barrier opened by force. A pollination study showed that the flowers are m...
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| author | Holmqvist, J. Per-Henrik Manktelow, Mariette Daniel, Thomas F. |
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| description | The monotypic genus Mexacanthus in the Acanthaceae is endemic to west central Mexico where the species M. mcvaughii T.F. Daniel grows. The flower structure is unusual with anthers and stigma positioned laterally, and a nectar barrier opened by force. A pollination study showed that the flowers are mainly visited by fork-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii (Lesson) and Mexican carpenter bee Xylocopa mexicanorum (Cockerell). Both species manage the nectar barrier and behave as pollinators. The hummingbird transferred pollen by its auricular area. The bee transferred pollen by its wings, which carried numerous pollen grains. Wing pollination is earlier known only from butterfly pollination. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-9912022-12-24T04:45:09Z Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? ¿Polinización por medio de alas de abejas en Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? Holmqvist, J. Per-Henrik Manktelow, Mariette Daniel, Thomas F. Acanthaceae Apidae Hymenoptera Mexacanthus mcvaughii wing pollination Xylocopa mexicanorum Acanthaceae Apidae Hymenoptera Mexacanthus mcvaughii wing pollination Xylocopa mexicanorum The monotypic genus Mexacanthus in the Acanthaceae is endemic to west central Mexico where the species M. mcvaughii T.F. Daniel grows. The flower structure is unusual with anthers and stigma positioned laterally, and a nectar barrier opened by force. A pollination study showed that the flowers are mainly visited by fork-tailed emerald Chlorostilbon canivetii (Lesson) and Mexican carpenter bee Xylocopa mexicanorum (Cockerell). Both species manage the nectar barrier and behave as pollinators. The hummingbird transferred pollen by its auricular area. The bee transferred pollen by its wings, which carried numerous pollen grains. Wing pollination is earlier known only from butterfly pollination. El género monotípico Mexacanthus de la familia Acanthaceae es endémico del centro occidente de México, donde está representado por la especie M. mcvaughii T.F. Daniel. La estructura de la flor es poco usual, con las anteras y el estigma en posición lateral y una barrera de néctar que no se abre sin el ejercicio de fuerza. El estudio de la polinización muestra que las flores son visitadas principalmente por el colibrí tijereta esmeralda Chlorostilbon canivetii (Lesson) y por el abejorro Xylocopa mexicanorum (Cockerell). Ambas especies abren sin problemas la barrera de néctar y se comportan como polinizadores. Los colibríes transfieren el polen en su área auricular; la abeja lo hace en sus alas, en las cuales lleva numerosos granos. La polinización por alas anteriormente se conocía sólo de lo registrado en representantes del grupo de las mariposas. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2005-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/991 10.21829/abm71.2005.991 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 71 (2005); 11-17 Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 71 (2005); 11-17 2448-7589 0187-7151 spa https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/991/1152 Derechos de autor 2016 Acta Botanica Mexicana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Holmqvist, J. Per-Henrik Manktelow, Mariette Daniel, Thomas F. Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? |
| title | Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? |
| title_full | Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? |
| title_fullStr | Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? |
| title_short | Wing pollination by bees in Mexacanthus (Acanthaceae)? |
| title_sort | wing pollination by bees in mexacanthus (acanthaceae)? |
| url | https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/991 |
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