Abstract
Most members of theOchnaceae possess poricidal anthers that are emptied by pollen collecting bees performing vibrational foraging. In several genera, such asTyleria, Adenarake, and various species ofSauvagesia, however, pollen is released by vibration from the anthers through the porus of a novel structure formed by staminodia. These envelop the androecium and gynoecium. Anthers enclosed in this envelope are often longicidal.
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Kubitzki, K., Amaral, M.C.E. Transference of function in the pollination system of theOchnaceae . Pl Syst Evol 177, 77–80 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00937828
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