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Noncarpellary pollination and ‘hyperstigma’ in an angiosperm (Tambourissa religiosa, Monimiaceae)

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InTambourissa religiosa (Monimiaceae), the flowers are pollinated at a ‘hyperstigma’ formed by the mouth of the floral cup, and not at the carpels. This is an extraordinary feature in angiosperms.

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  1. Institut für Systematische Botanik der Universität Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008, Zürich, (Switzerland)

    P. K. Endress

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I thank Professor Dr W. Rauh, Institut für Systematische Botanik und Pflanzengeographie der Universität Heidelberg, for providing material from his green house collection (W. Rauh, No. M 138, coll. 1959) and Dr Christa Güssefeld-Schneider for fixing pollinated flowers.

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Endress, P.K. Noncarpellary pollination and ‘hyperstigma’ in an angiosperm (Tambourissa religiosa, Monimiaceae). Experientia 35, 45 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01917867

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