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Reproductive ecology of Cneorum tricoccon L. (Cneoraceae) in the Balearic Islands
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In this article, the authors examined the reproductive biology of Cneorum tricoccon L. (Cneoraceae), a Mediterranean relict shrub which evolved under tropical conditions during the Tertiary.About:
This article is published in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.The article was published on 1995-03-01. It has received 34 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cneoraceae & Cneorum tricoccon.read more
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Breakage of mutualisms by exotic species: the case of Cneorum tricoccon L. in the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean Sea)
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that besides having decreased fruit removal rates in this shrub, these ‘new’ dispersers have modified considerably the distribution of the plant on Mallorca island, as the fossil record shows that lizards lived at low altitudes and the plant can be currently found up to 1000 m a.s.l.
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Flower dimorphism and the maintenance of andromonoecy in Sagittaria guyanensis ssp. lappula (Alismataceae).
TL;DR: The presence of functional stamens in perfect flowers could be selected to allow reproductive assurance in case of inadequate pollination in andromonoecious species, rather than as a mechanism for optimal resource allocation.
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Age and historical biogeography of the pantropically distributed Spathelioideae (Rutaceae, Sapindales)
Marc S. Appelhans,Paul J.A. Keßler,Erik Smets,Erik Smets,Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison,Steven Janssens +5 more
TL;DR: This study presents molecular dating and biogeographical analyses of the subfamily Spathelioideae, the earliest branching clade (which includes eight extant genera), to interpret the temporal and spatial origins of this group, ascertaining possible vicariant patterns and dispersal routes and inferring diversification rates through time.
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Phylogeny, evolutionary trends and classification of the Spathelia–Ptaeroxylon clade: morphological and molecular insights
Marc S. Appelhans,Eric Smets,Eric Smets,Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison,Thomas Haevermans,E. J. van Marle,Arnaud Couloux,Harison Rabarison,Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia,Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia,Paul J. A. Kessler +10 more
TL;DR: The Spathelia-Ptaeroxylon clade is well placed in Rutaceae and it is reasonable to unite the genera into one subfamily (Spathelioideae), and a new tribal classification of Spat Helioidae is proposed.
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An examination of the function of male flowers in an andromonoecious shrub Capparis spinosa.
Tao Zhang,Dun-Yan Tan +1 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that male flowers of C. spinosa save resources for female function and that they primarily serve to attract pollinators as pollen donors, suggesting female reproductive success probably is not limited by pollen.
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Flowering Plants of the World
TL;DR: An examination of more than 300 flowering plant families with specially commissioned colour plates in illustration is described in this article, where the authors present a set of colour plates for each family. But they do not specify the families.
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Geitonogamy: The neglected side of selfing
TL;DR: Selfing by geitonogamy incurs a fitness cost of reduced pollen export, and recent reports show that seed set can suffer as well, even in self-incompatible species.
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The effect of investment in attractive structures on allocation to male and female functions in plants
TL;DR: It is shown that the spread of females is unlikely, unless there is high inbreeding depression and a rather high selfing rate, and that in some circumstances a linear relation between number of fertilized ovules and number of seeds matured can be less favorable for the invasion of females than is a highly concave relation.
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Functional dioecy and andromonoecy in solanum.
TL;DR: It is suggested that the andromonoecious condition was derived from hermaphroditic‐flowered ancestors in part by hemisterilization of flowers but largely by addition of staminate flowers.