FLORA DA RESERVA DUCKE, AMAZONAS, BRASIL: STRELITZIACEAE
2005; Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute; Volume: 56; Issue: 86 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/2175-78602005568635
ISSN2175-7860
Autores Tópico(s)Fern and Epiphyte Biology
ResumoThe family Strelitziaceae is different from the other related families (Costaceae, Heliconiaceae, Marantaceae, and Zingiberaceae) by its enormous dimensions (leaves up to 3 m long, bracts up to 45 cm long).According to Kress & Stone (1993) its flowers are pollinated by bats, a fact unique for any of the neotropical representatives of the above-mentioned families, which are, as far as known, either bee-or hummingbirdpollinated.One monotypic genus, Phenakospermum, occurring throughout tropical South America.
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