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Title
Flowers of the orchid <em>Disa uniflora</em> are pollinated exclusively by the M
Author
Steve Johnson University of Natal School of Botany and Zoology Scottsville Pietermaritzburg South Africa
Keywords
Adaptive Radiation, Cladistics, Convergent Evolution, Disa, Floral Adaptation, Orchidaceae, Pollination, Speciation
Description
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Flowers of the orchid Disa uniflora are pollinated exclusively by the Mountain Pride butterfly (Meneris tulbaghia: Salyrinae). The genus Disa has undergone spectacular adaptive radiation in southern Africa. Phylogenetic analysis shows that shifts from one pollination system to another have been a major feature of evolutionary diversification in this genus.
Publisher
Botanical Society of America
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Botanical Name
<em>Brighamia rockii</em> (Campanulaceae)
Location Area
Southern Africa
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Link URL
http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/85/3/402
Link Title
Phylogeny and radiation of pollination systems in <em>Disa</em> (Orchidaceae)
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