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Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa
The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers exclud...
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| author | Mitrani, Leila Mical |
| author2 | Midgley, Jeremy J |
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| description | The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers excluded from external pollination showed no seed set, hence it is not considered to be self-pollinated. Nectar analysis are inconclusive as an indicator of pollination syndrome. Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26380 Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa Mitrani, Leila Mical Midgley, Jeremy J Botany The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers excluded from external pollination showed no seed set, hence it is not considered to be self-pollinated. Nectar analysis are inconclusive as an indicator of pollination syndrome. Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months. 2017-11-17T08:17:24Z 2017-11-17T08:17:24Z 2010 2017-02-01T13:16:36Z Bachelor Thesis Honours BSc (Hons) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Botany Mitrani, Leila Mical Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa |
| thesis_degree_str | Bachelor's / Honours |
| title | Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa |
| title_full | Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa |
| title_fullStr | Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa |
| title_short | Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa |
| title_sort | certain syndrome or complex conundrum the pollination of erica lanuginosa |
| topic | Botany |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 |
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