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NECTAR AND THE POLLINATION OF BREAD FRUIT, ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS (MORACEAE)

1981; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 30; Issue: 5-6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1438-8677.1981.tb01264.x

1365-2001

N. B. M. Brantjes,

Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Acta Botanica NeerlandicaVolume 30, Issue 5-6 p. 345-352 Article NECTAR AND THE POLLINATION OF BREAD FRUIT, ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS (MORACEAE) N. B. M. Brantjes, N. B. M. Brantjes Biologisch Centrum, Afdeling Plantensystematiek, postbus, 9750 AA Haren (Gn)Search for more papers by this author N. B. M. Brantjes, N. B. M. Brantjes Biologisch Centrum, Afdeling Plantensystematiek, postbus, 9750 AA Haren (Gn)Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1981 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.1981.tb01264.xCitations: 14AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat SUMMARY In Cametá, PA, Brasil, Trigona (Trigona) fulviventris var. guianae Cock. bees collect pollen and presumably also nectar from staminate inflorescences of Artocarpus altilis (Park.) Fosberg (= A. communis = A. incisa). In this tree the production of staminate inflorescences alternates with that of pistillate ones (second-order dichogamy). Pistillate inflorescences do not produce any nectar. Microtechnical and anatomical studies confirmed the nectar production from morphologically unspecialized cells in the perianth bases. The nectar is secreted through stomata into the interfloral spaces. This primitive mode of secretion might be an indication of a novel development rather than a rudimentary character. Its adaptive value remains uncertain. The relevance of this nectar production is discussed in the light of conflicting views about the evolutionarily oldest mode of pollination in the Moraceae: anemophily or zoophily? Citing Literature Volume30, Issue5-6November 1981Pages 345-352 RelatedInformation