“…hondurensis in Central America, and local races in Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina. In this chapter, I will summarize the results of several collection explorations in Andine countries (BURKART and BRUCHER, 1953~ BROCHER, 1954, 1968aand b, 1969aand b, 1977~ BERGLUND-BRUCHER, 1967~ BERGLUND-BRUCHER and BRUCHER, 1974 I studied the anatomy of the flower of E. aborigineus, especially the pollination mechanism, and found an outspoken cleistogamy. The shedding of pollen on the stigma occurs after the slightest mechanical irritation of the spiralshaped keel when the flowers are still closed (TAYLOR, 1966).…”