Dimorphic enantiostyly and its function for pollination by carpenter bees in a pollen‐rewarding Caribbean bloodwort
Reciprocity of the style with a single pollinating stamen in C. xanthorrhizos appears to promote intermorph pollen export via "safe sites" on pollen-collecting bees. This novel case of dimorphic enantiostyly contributes to understanding of the evolution of floral polymorphisms.
Authors
- Patricia Ortega‐Rodés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-9231)
- Jeremy J. Midgley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-2301)
- Nicola Illing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-4713)
- Luis G. Bocourt‐Hernandez
- F. G. Loiret
- Steven D. Johnson
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Havana (CU)
- Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70148
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali