Thermogenesis of
Alocasia odora
(Araceae) and the Role of
Colocasiomyia
Flies (Diptera: Drosophilidae) as Cross-Pollinators

Yafuso, Masako

doi:10.1093/ee/22.3.601

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“…It is not unlikely that some species of flies used decomposing flowers as a breeding site, i.e., Megaselia metropolitanoensis and Puliciphora pygmaea, and eventually oviposited on fresh flowers rather than on fallen flowers on the forest floor. It is interesting to note that both deceit pollination and pollination involving insects breeding on inflorescences after pollination have been recorded in the Araceae (Yafuso 1993;Endress 1994;Protocor et al 1996, Bown 1988.…”

Section: Group III Postpollination Larval Development In Decomposingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of brood-site pollination mutualism: plants providing breeding sites for their pollinators

Sakai¹

2002

Journal of Plant Research

111

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In this paper, I review pollination systems in which plants provide breeding sites as a reward for pollination. I divide the pollinators into three groups based upon ovipositing sites and the larval food of insects. The first group consists of ovule parasites found in only five plant lineages, e.g., the fig wasps and yucca moths, pollination systems in which pollinator specificity is very high. The second group is pollen parasitism, primarily by thrips (Thysanoptera), but specificity of the pollinators is low. In the third group, pollinator larvae (Coleoptera and Diptera) develop in decomposed flowers and inflorescences of plants and these adaptations evolved repeatedly via different pathways in various plant taxa. Pollinator specificity varies, and shifts in pollinators may occur between related or unrelated insects.

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Section: Group III Postpollination Larval Development In Decomposingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of brood-site pollination mutualism: plants providing breeding sites for their pollinators

Sakai¹

2002

Journal of Plant Research

111

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“…Fig-fig wasp and yucca-yucca moth systems are the best-documented examples, in which the plants sacrifice ovules or developing seeds in return for pollination (Janzen, 1979;Wiebes, 1979;Addicott, 1986;Powell, 1992;Pellmyr et al, 1997). In contrast, several plant groups are pollinated by insects that breed on floral tissues other than ovules; these groups include Encephalartos (Rattray, 1913), various palms (Henderson, 1986), Zamia (Nordstog and Fawcett, 1989), Eupomatia (Armstrong and Irvine, 1990), Siparuna (Feil, 1992), Alocasia (Yafuso, 1993), and Carludovicoideae (Eriksson, 1994). In contrast, several plant groups are pollinated by insects that breed on floral tissues other than ovules; these groups include Encephalartos (Rattray, 1913), various palms (Henderson, 1986), Zamia (Nordstog and Fawcett, 1989), Eupomatia (Armstrong and Irvine, 1990), Siparuna (Feil, 1992), Alocasia (Yafuso, 1993), and Carludovicoideae (Eriksson, 1994).…”

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Floral biology and unique pollination system of root holoparasites, Balanophora kuroiwai and B. tobiracola (Balanophoraceae)

Kawakita

Katô

2002

American J of Botany

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We investigated the floral and pollination biology of two monoecious root holoparasites, Balanophora kuroiwai and B. tobiracola (Balanophoraceae), in the subtropical forests of southern Japan. Both species secrete nectar from extrafloral nectaries distributed among the flowers, which is mainly consumed by ants, cockroaches, and pyralid moths. Pollen grains were found attached to the bodies of these insects. Pyralid moths of the genera Assara and Nacoleia were observed laying eggs on the inflorescences of B. kuroiwai. In both Balanophora species, pyralid larvae were found feeding on vegetative tissue without exploiting the seeds, and adults emerged from the fruited infructescences. In B. kuroiwai, we assessed pollination success under different experimental conditions by estimating the percentage of styles that had pollen tubes reaching the ovules. This revealed that: (1) the plants were at least sporophytically self-compatible; (2) they were generally pollinated within an inflorescence (geitonogamy); (3) outcrossing occurred, but the rates varied greatly among inflorescences; and (4) ants were probably responsible for the geitonogamy. While ants and flightless cockroaches were the most likely contributors to geitonogamous self-pollination, we consider pyralid moths to be the most likely cross-pollinators of Balanophora species. This is a new example of pollination mutualism involving a plant and its pollinating parasite.

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“…Such a long flowering period is rare in the subfamily Aroideae (species with unisexual flowers) and only known to occur in Arisarum (Herrera 1988) and Ambrosina (Killian 1929). Contrary to Arisaema, most of the genera of the Aroideae, such as Arum, Alocasia, Amorphophallus, Caladium, Colocasia, Helicodiceros, Peltandra, and Theriophonum have a short flowering period (2-5 d) (Yafuso 1993;Patt et al 1995;Kite et al 1998;Seymour et al 2003;Ivancic et al 2004;Sivadasan and Kavalan 2005;Maia and Schlindwein 2006). In Araceae, a long flowering period is generally characteristic of genera with bisexual flowers such as Anaphyllopsis (Chouteau et al 2006), Anthurium (Croat 1980), or Symplocarpus (Wada and Uemura 2000).…”

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“…Increases in inflorescence temperature have been studied in many genera of Aroideae with unisexual flowers, Alocasia, Arum, Caladium, Colocasia, Dracunculus, Helicodiceros, Homalomena, Philodendron, and in a few genera with bisexual flowers, Anthurium (subfamily Pothoideae), Monstera (subfamily Monsteroideae), and Symplocarpus (subfamily Orontioideae) (Yafuso 1993;Bermadinger-Stabentheiner and Stabentheiner 1995;Seymour and Schultze-Motel 1999;Barabé and Gibernau 2000;Gibernau and Barabé 2000;Barabé et al 2002;Albre et al 2003;Seymour et al 2003;Angioy et al 2004;Ivancic et al 2004Ivancic et al , 2005Seymour 2004;Maia and Schlindwein 2006). Increases in inflorescence temperature have been studied in many genera of Aroideae with unisexual flowers, Alocasia, Arum, Caladium, Colocasia, Dracunculus, Helicodiceros, Homalomena, Philodendron, and in a few genera with bisexual flowers, Anthurium (subfamily Pothoideae), Monstera (subfamily Monsteroideae), and Symplocarpus (subfamily Orontioideae) (Yafuso 1993;Bermadinger-Stabentheiner and Stabentheiner 1995;Seymour and Schultze-Motel 1999;Barabé and Gibernau 2000;Gibernau and Barabé 2000;Barabé et al 2002;Albre et al 2003;Seymour et al 2003;Angioy et al 2004;Ivancic et al 2004Ivancic et al , 2005Seymour 2004;Maia and Schlindwein 2006).…”

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Flowering period, thermogenesis, and pattern of visiting insects in Arisaema triphyllum (Araceae) in Quebec

Barriault

Gibernau

Barabé

2009

Botany

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Torr.) is a perennial forest herb of southern Canada and the eastern United States. The flowering periods of male and female inflorescences in relation to the temperature of the inflorescence and the activity pattern of visiting insects were studied in one population in western Montreal Island (Quebec, Canada). The flowering period of A. triphyllum was long (20 d in male and female plants), which is unusual in temperate Aroideae. This floral trait could have evolved secondarily as an adaptation to increase pollination efficiency under highly variable weather conditions at high latitude. In male and female plants, no significant temperature increase of the appendix was recorded. The warming effect of sunlight during the day could be sufficient for the emission of the attractive odour. Two Dipteran families, the Mycetophilidae and the Cecidomyiidae, were the most frequent insect visitors of A. triphyllum. Our observations showed that odour production is linked with the pollination activity beginning with insect visits.Résumé : Les périodes de floraison des inflorescences mâles et femelles du petit prêcheur (Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Torr.) ont été étudiées dans une population située dans l'ouest de l'Île de Montréal (Québec, Canada). La période de floraison d'A. triphyllum est longue (20 jours pour les inflorescences mâles et femelles) contrairement aux autres Aroideae tempérées. Ce trait floral pourrait avoir évolué secondairement comme une adaptation pour augmenter l'efficacité de la pollinisation sous une latitude plus nordique, là où les conditions climatiques sont très variables. Aucune augmentation significative de la température de l'appendice n'a été enregistrée chez les plants mâles et femelles. Le réchauffement solaire durant la journée pourrait être suffisant pour provoquer l'émission d'une odeur attractive. Deux familles de diptères, les Mycetophilidées et les Cecidomyiidées, représentent les principaux insectes visiteurs d'A. triphyllum. Nos observations démontrent que la production d'odeur commence avec le début de la période d'activité des insectes visiteurs.Mots-clés : température appendice, climat tempéré, longue période florale, gradient latitudinal, Mycetophilidae, Cecidomyiidae.

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Thermogenesis of Alocasia odora (Araceae) and the Role of Colocasiomyia Flies (Diptera: Drosophilidae) as Cross-Pollinators

Cited by 40 publications

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A review of brood-site pollination mutualism: plants providing breeding sites for their pollinators

A review of brood-site pollination mutualism: plants providing breeding sites for their pollinators

Floral biology and unique pollination system of root holoparasites, Balanophora kuroiwai and B. tobiracola (Balanophoraceae)

Flowering period, thermogenesis, and pattern of visiting insects in Arisaema triphyllum (Araceae) in Quebec

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