Discovering new floral visitors of four Chilean endemic orchids
Keywords:
Maule Region, native insects, pollinationAbstract
Orchidaceae is a diverse group with conservation issues all over the World. Due to its endangered situation, knowledge about its reproductive biology is needed to plan conservation strategies. We conducted a study during October 2016 and October 2017 in Maule region, Chile, and discovered the following unreported interactions: Colletes seminitidus Spinola and Astylus trifasciatus Guér. transferring pollen from Bipinnula fimbriata; Centris nigerrima (Spinola) transferring pollen from Chloraea bletioides; Cadeguala occidentalis (Haliday) flower-visiting Chloraea gavilu; Centris cineraria Smith and Megachile saulcyi Guérin-Méneville transferring pollen from Gavilea venosa.
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2020-05-14
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Araujo, R. O., Monzón, V. H., Avendaño, P., Garrido, R., & Mesquita Neto, J. N. (2020). Discovering new floral visitors of four Chilean endemic orchids. Gayana, 83(2), 141-144. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana/article/view/1913
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Comunicaciones breves