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Nectaries on the fruit of Crescentia and other Bignoniaceae

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Nectar glands are described for the first time on the developing fruits ofCrescentia cujete L. and their presence noted on fruits in 15 other genera of the Bignoniaceae. The nectaries are tiny, nonvascularized, patelliform structures of epidermal origin. They attract ants which are postulated to function in an antiherbivore role.

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  1. Cary Arboretum of the New York Botanical Garden, 12545, Millbrook, NY

    Thomas S. Elias

  2. New York Botanical Garden, 10458, Bronx, NY

    Ghillean T. Prance

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Elias, T.S., Prance, G.T. Nectaries on the fruit of Crescentia and other Bignoniaceae. Brittonia 30, 175–181 (1978). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806648

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