Open AccessSexual Mimicry in Mormolyca ringens (Lindl.) Schltr. (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae)
Author(s) -
Rodrigo B. Singer,
Adriana Flach,
Samantha Koehler,
Anita J. Marsaioli,
Maria do Carmo Estanislau do Amaral
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mch091
Subject(s) - mimicry , pollinator , biology , pollination , orchidaceae , botany , ecology , zoology , pollen
Pollination through sexual mimicry, also known as pseudocopulation, has been suggested to occur in some genera of the Neotropical orchid subtribe Maxillariinae. However, it has been demonstrated so far only for Trigonidium obtusum. This study reports and illustrates pollination through sexual mimicry in Mormolyca ringens.
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