Discovering new floral visitors of four Chilean endemic orchids
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Keywords

pollination
native insects
Maule Region

Abstract

Orchidaceae is a diverse group with conservation issues all over the World. Due to its endangered situation, knowledge about its reproductive biology is needed to plan conservation strategies. We conducted a study during October 2016 and October 2017 in Maule region, Chile, and discovered the following unreported interactions: Colletes seminitidus Spinola and Astylus trifasciatus Guér. transferring pollen from Bipinnula fimbriata; Centris nigerrima (Spinola) transferring pollen from Chloraea bletioides; Cadeguala occidentalis (Haliday) flower-visiting Chloraea gavilu; Centris cineraria Smith and Megachile saulcyi Guérin-Méneville transferring pollen from Gavilea venosa.

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382019000200141
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Copyright (c) 2019 Víctor H. Monzón, Rodrigo O. Araujo, Patricio Avedaño, Rubén Garrido, José N. Mesquita-Neto

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