Article
The genetic diversity of two brazilian vellozia (velloziaceae) with different patterns of spatial distribution and pollination biology.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2006
Franceschinelli Edivani Villaron, Jacobi Claudia M, Drummond Marcela Gonçalves, Resende Marcelo F Silveira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genetic structure and variability of two species of Vellozia (Velloziaceae) with restricted distribution in high-altitude quartzitic fields in south-eastern Brazil were studied. Vellozia epidendroides is short, grows on pebbly or sandy soil, and is pollinated by bees. Vellozia leptopetala is arborescent, grows on rock outcrops, and is pollinated by bees and hummingbirds. Both are...
Topics
- Brazil
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Magnoliopsida
- Microclimate
- Pollen
- Reproduction
