Functional Diversity of Nectary Structure and Nectar Composition in the Genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae).

ABSTRACT: Fritillaria is a genus consisting of 130 to 140 species of bulbous plants, native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Generally viewed as an insect pollinated genus with the exception of two North American species, Fritillaria gentneri and F. recurva, which are described as hummingbird-pollinated and the Asian species, F. imperialis, described as passerine-pollinated. These pollinator shifts are possibly the result of adaptive changes to the structure and morphology of the nectary, as well as a change in the nectar concentration and composition. A study was conducted in a target group of 56 Fritillaria species, based on the morphology of their nectaries and nectar composition to assess the significance of pollination mode as well as its predi

SUBMITTER: Roguz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187251 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature