Pollination features and floral volatiles of Gymnospermium scipetarum (Berberidaceae)

Rosati, Leonardo; Romano, Vito Antonio; Cerone, Luca; Fascetti, Simonetta; Potenza, Giovanna; Bazzato, Erika; Cillo, Davide; Mecca, Marisabel; Racioppi, Rocco; D’Auria, Maurizio; Farris, Emmanuele

doi:10.1007/s10265-018-1073-2

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“…In particular, in some regions of Italy, knowledge about the vascular flora remains inadequate usually because the geographic distributions of many species are poorly understood resulting in gaps in our knowledge of their actual extent [23]. This is the so-called "Wallacean shortfall," that is considered one of the crucial sources of uncertainty in biodiversity inventories, limiting both biosystematic and ecological analyses of these [24,25] and resulting in some exceptional discoveries when critical gaps are surveyed, such as finding of a new taxon of Gymnospermium (Berberidaceae) in an unexplored mountain range between Basilicata and Campania [26,27]. Further biological invasions represent a major threat to biodiversity [28,29], particularly as new naturalizations of alien vascular plants are continuously happening and are usually poorly documented within regional flora treatments.…”

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New Chorological Data for the Italian Vascular Flora

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Despite the importance for scientific and conservation purposes, the knowledge of the Italian territory is far from exhaustive. New chorological data for 87 vascular taxa regarding the central-southern part of Italy and its two main islands (Sicilia and Sardegna) are presented. Among these taxa, Epilobium nummularifolium, Metrosideros excelsa, and Salvinia minima are recorded as casual aliens for the first time in Europe (excluding Azores and Madeira for M. excelsa), while Cyclamen balearicum and Polygala rupestris are reported for the first time and confirmed for Italian native flora, respectively. Furthermore, several taxa are new or confirmed at regional level. Finally, Lathyrus cirrhosus, Urginea fugax, and Linum tenuifolium are excluded from Italy, continental and peninsular Italy, and Sardegna, respectively.

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“…Gymnospermium (Berberidaceae) in an unexplored mountain range between Basilicata and Campania [26,27]. Further biological invasions represent a major threat to biodiversity [28,29], particularly as new naturalizations of alien vascular plants are continuously happening and are usually poorly documented within regional flora treatments.…”

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“…These pollination systems are frequently found in environments such as oceanic islands (Kaiser‐Bunbury, Traveset, & Hansen, 2010; Weissmann & Schaefer, 2017) and high mountains (Freitas & Sazima, 2006; Peng, Zhang, Xu, Li, & Sun, 2012), where pollinator availability is unpredictable. In addition, generalized pollination systems may be favored in early spring flowering plants (Alonso, 2004; Rosati et al, 2019). Pollination success in early spring could be limited by several factors (Kudo, 1995; Kudo & Cooper, 2019).…”

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Relative importance of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators for reproduction in the early spring flowering shrub Stachyurus praecox (Stachyuraceae)

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Sugiura

2020

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Generalized pollination systems may be favored in early spring flowering plants, as during this period pollinator activity is unpredictable. Many previous studies have concentrated on the importance of diurnal visitors in pollination, and consequently, information on the contribution of nocturnal visitors to pollination in early spring is limited. This study was conducted to evaluate the relative importance of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators in the early spring flowering dioecious shrub Stachyurus praecox (Stachyuraceae), in two temperate forests in central Japan. Visitors to the female and male flowers were observed during day and night, and their relative contributions to seed set were compared. The pollinator observations revealed that the diurnal and nocturnal insects visited both male and female flowers, and that the main flower visitors were diurnal small bees and flies as well as nocturnal settling moths. The diurnal and nocturnal flower visitors also acted as pollinators, as the pollen grains of S. praecox were attached to the insects collected from the female flowers. Pollination experiments demonstrated that the contributions of diurnal pollinators to the seed set were higher than those of the nocturnal pollinators. The results of this study indicate that S. praecox has a generalized pollination system, comprising both diurnal insects and nocturnal settling moths. Although the roles of diurnal insects are more important in the pollination of S. praecox, nocturnal settling moths may have a complementary role in early spring.

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“…Thus, we determined the composition of volatile compounds mixtures in olive oil [2][3][4], wine [5][6][7][8][9], saffron [10,11], fungi and truffles [12][13][14][15][16][17], honey [18], horseradish [19], thymus [20,21], origanum [20], lavandula [20], acinos [20], rosmarinus [21], laurus [21], salvia [21], actinidia [22], crude oil [23], onion [24], shallot [24], and beer [25]. Furthermore, recently, we used this methodology in the determination of the scent of a flower plant [26]. Based on this work, when we received the proposal for a study on the scent of the spontaneous orchids of Basilicata (Southern Italy), we were ready to accept the idea.…”

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“…Volatile organic compounds found in Serapias orchidsOrchids from Basilicata: The Scent is also crucial to develop effective management and conservation actions of rare and endangered plants[26] such as terrestrial orchids.Overall, within the 11 samples, 68 compounds were identified (min 14; max 28; and mean 19.2) with a high between samples variability both for composition and abundance of VOCs(Figs. 8 and 9,…”

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Orchids from Basilicata: The Scent

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HS-SPME-GC-MS analysis of the scent of some orchid species found in Basilicata (Southern Italy) has been performed. The analysis of Platanthera species showed the presence of two different behaviors. The samples from Basilicata showed the presence of lilac derivatives, while samples from Calabria or Abruzzo had as main component benzyl benzoate. The analysis of Cephalanthera orchids showed that, probably, scent does not have a relevant role on the pollination strategy of the plants in comparison to the role of color. The analysis of Serapias orchids showed the presence of alkanes and alkenes but with a lower molecular weight than those reported in previous works on these species. Furthermore, αamorphene was found as main component in Serapias cordigera and Serapias cordigera subsp. lucana. The analysis of Barlia robertiana showed a high variability in the composition of the scent.

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Pollination features and floral volatiles of Gymnospermium scipetarum (Berberidaceae)

Cited by 12 publications

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New Chorological Data for the Italian Vascular Flora

New Chorological Data for the Italian Vascular Flora

Relative importance of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators for reproduction in the early spring flowering shrub Stachyurus praecox (Stachyuraceae)

Orchids from Basilicata: The Scent

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