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The Pollination Mechanism in Trigonidium obtusum Lindl (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae): Sexual Mimicry and Trap‐flowers

The pollination process in Trigonidium obtusum Lindl. (Epidendroideae: Maxillariinae) is documented. The flowers are pollinated by sexually excited drones of Plebeia droryana (Meliponinae). When attempting to copulate either with sepals or petals, these bees slip on the waxy perianth surface and bec...

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Published in:Ann Bot
Main Author: SINGER, RODRIGO B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2002
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4233788/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12099346
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcf021
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