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Heterostyly in the Canarian endemic Jasminum odoratissimum (Oleaceae)
Author(s) -
Olesen Jens M.,
Dupont Yoko L.,
Ehlers Bodil K.,
Valido Alfredo,
Hansen Dennis M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2003.tb00431.x
Subject(s) - heterostyly , oleaceae , biology , stamen , botany , pollen , pollen tube , population , pollination , demography , sociology
Jasminum odoratissimum is a Madeira and Canary Islands endemic showing classic heterostyly, i.e. with long‐styled flowers with anthers at a low level in the corolla tube and short‐styled flowers with anthers at a high level in the corolla tube. Short‐styled flowers have large pollen, whereas long‐styled flowers have small pollen. The two types are present in equal frequencies in the population.