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abot82-10
Title
Convergent inflorescence morphology in the mimosoid legume genera Parkia and <em
Author
Melissa Luckow Cornell University L. H. Bailey Hortorium Ithaca New York 14853 USA
Keywords
entomophilous, Convergent inflorescence morphology
Description
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Convergent inflorescence morphology in the mimosoid legume genera Parkia (right) and Dichrostachys (left). Parkia nitida Miquel from Ecuador has pendant inflorescences specialized for bat-pollination. The basal flowers are sterile, with white staminodia forming a fringe that overhangs the nectar-producing flowers; the yellow distal flowers are bisexual. Inflorescences of Dichrostachys cinerea (L). Wight and Arnott also have a staminodial fringe, but the staminodia are rose colored when the flowers first open, and gradually change to white postanthesis. These inflorescences also lack specialized nectar-producing flowers, and are presumably entomophilous.
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copyright: Melissa Luckow, BSA
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Link URL
http://www.botany.org/Abstracts/82-10-1300.php
Link Title
A cladistic analysis of <em>Parkia</em> (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)
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