Floral nectar is a rich secretion produced by nectaries offered as an attractive reward to pollinators. Floral nectaries secrete an aqueous solution largely composed of sugars and amino acids as well as an array of proteins called nectarins. These provide one of the main mechanisms of floral defense...
ORGANISM(S): Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Nicotiana x sanderae Nicotiana alata Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana tabacum (Common tobacco) Datura stramonium Nicotiana bonariensis Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana benavidesii Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana africana Petunia hybrida (Petunia) Nicotiana maritima Nicotiana gossei Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana rustica Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana noctiflora
