Pollination biology of Impatiens capensis Meerb. in non-native range.

ABSTRACT: Pollination biology in the widespread species Impatiens capensis Meerb. has only been studied in America, specifically in zones of the U.S.A. and Canada. In this study, we investigated the pollination biology of I. capensis using an integrative identification approach using morphological and molecular tools in four populations of Northwest Poland. We also determined and compared the functional characteristics of the pollinators of the introduced species from the study sites and the native ones reported, for the latter collecting information from bibliographic sources. Visitors were identified using standard morphological keys, including identifying and classifying insect mouthparts. Molecular identification was carried out using mitochondrial DNA's cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI). We mo

SUBMITTER: Rewicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11189253 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature