Trick or treat? Pollinator attraction in Vanilla pompona (Orchidaceae)

Natural pollination of Vanilla species remains poorly understood. Our research aimed at better understanding the pollinator attraction mechanism of the Neotropical species Vanilla pompona. Based on our results, we hypothesize that the identified pollinator Eulaema cingulata is attracted via a dual m...

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Authors: Watteyn, Charlotte, Scaccabarozzi, Daniela, Muys, Bart, Van der Schueren, Nele, Van Meerbeek, Koenraad, Guizar Amador, Maria Fernanda, Ackerman, James D., Cedeño Fonseca, Marco Vinicio, Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián, Reubens, Bert, Pillco Huarcaya, Ruthmery, Cozzolino, Salvatore, Karremans Lok, Adam Philip
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Kérwá
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/85865
Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/btp.13034
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/85865
Access Level:Embargoed access
Keyword:Crop wild relatives
Eulaema
Floral fragrances
Food deception
Neotropics
Orchidaceae
Pollination
Vanilla pompona Schiede
ORQUIDEAS - INVESTIGACIONES
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Summary:Natural pollination of Vanilla species remains poorly understood. Our research aimed at better understanding the pollinator attraction mechanism of the Neotropical species Vanilla pompona. Based on our results, we hypothesize that the identified pollinator Eulaema cingulata is attracted via a dual mechanism combining floral fragrance rewards and food deception.

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