Nolana balsamiflua (Gaudich.) Mesa (Solanaceae), un arbusto vulnerable del desierto de Atacama dependiente de polinizadores para producir semillas



Document title: Nolana balsamiflua (Gaudich.) Mesa (Solanaceae), un arbusto vulnerable del desierto de Atacama dependiente de polinizadores para producir semillas
Journal: Gayana. Botánica
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000432080
ISSN: 0016-5301
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidad de Los Lagos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biodiversidad, Osorno. Chile
Year:
Season: Jun
Volumen: 76
Number: 1
Country: Chile
Language: Español
Document type: Nota breve o noticia
Approach: Descriptivo
English abstract Pollinator-dependency for reproduction is of great importance for plants. We evaluated the breeding system of Nolana balsamiflua, a threatened endemic shrub of the Atacama Desert, performing four pollination trials. No flower produced seeds by agamospermy, autogamy and geitonogamy. However, xenogamy accounted for 51.4% of fruiting, indicating its full dependency on exogenous pollen and pollinators for reproduction
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Angiospermas,
Nolana balsamiflua,
Solanaceae,
Desierto de Atacama,
Chile,
Polinizadores,
Semillas
Keyword: Angiosperms,
Nolana balsamiflua,
Solanaceae,
Atacama desert,
Chile,
Pollinators,
Seeds
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