Tail-like anther crest aids pollination by manipulating pollinator’s behaviour in a wild ginger

Innovative floral organs are widely distributed taxonomically in angiosperms, and some of them are conspicuous and curious in morphology. Floral organs have long been supposed to play a crucial role in fertilization by pollinators. However, why innovative organs occur, how they are adapted for polli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fan, Yong-Li, Li, Qing-Jun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772108/