A study by A. Pauw (Nature (London) (1998) 394 731-732) indicating that Microloma sagittatum is pollinated by the lesser double-collared sunbird (Nectarinia chalybea) is considered with regard to its implications for pollination syndromes (suites of flower characteristics that supposedly attract particular pollinators). While bird-pollinated plants usually dispense powdery pollen, M. sagittatum has compact accretions of pollen that mechanically attach to the pollinator(pollinaria), along with a short floral tube, small entrance holes, which might be expected to rule out a bird pollinator.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nature |
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| Pages | 726-727 |
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| Number of pages | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 1998 |
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