The diversity and evolution of pollination systems in large plant clades: Apocynaceae as a case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Large clades of angiosperms are often characterized by diverse interactions with pollinators, but how these pollination systems are structured phylogenetically and biogeographically is still uncertain for most families. Apocynaceae is a clade of >5300 species with a worldwide distribution. A database representing >10 % of species in the family was used to explore the diversity of pollinators and evolutionary shifts in pollination systems across major clades and regions.

Methods

The database was compiled from published and unpublished reports. Plants were categorized into broad pollination systems and then subdivided to include bimodal systems. These were mapped against the five major divisions of the family, and against the smaller clades. Finally, pollin

SUBMITTER: Ollerton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6344220 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature