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An obligate pollination mutualism and reciprocal diversification in the tree genus Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Apr 2003
Kato Makoto, Takimura Atsushi, Kawakita Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Highly coevolved pollination mutualism accompanied by reciprocal diversification has been known in only two plant genera, Ficus (Moraceae) and Yucca (Agavaceae), which are pollinated exclusively by obligate seed-parasitic wasps and moths, respectively. An additional, highly diversified, species-specific pollination mutualism between a monoecious tree genus, Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae), and a moth genus, Epicephala...
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