Inflorescence and floral traits of the Colombian species of Tristerix (Loranthaceae) related to hummingbird pollination

ABSTRACT: Floral diversification in Loranthaceae reaches its highest peak in the Andes. The flowers of the exclusively Andean genus Tristerix exhibit tubular and vividly coloured flowers pollinated by hummingbirds. We studied inflorescence and flower morphoanatomy of the two Colombian species, T.lon...

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Autores:

González Garavito, Favio Antonio
Pabón Mora, Natalia

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2017

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/26789

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26789

Palabra clave:

Flowering of plants
Floración vegetal
Explosive anthesis
Fenestrate anthesis
Flower morphoanatomy
Ornithophily syndrome
Páramo mistletoes
Santalales

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/