Floral structure and organogenesis of the wax palm Ceroxylon ceriferum (Arecaceae; Ceroxyloideae)

Abstract

The flowers of Ceroxylon ceriferum share a lack of postgenital fusion in the perianth with members of the tribe Phytelepheae. The elongation of the receptacle is reminiscent of the receptacle expansion in Phytelepheae. However, the multistaminate condition in C. ceriferum is less extreme than in the Phytelepheae, and the stamen initiation is centripetal as opposed to centrifugal in the latter.

Exploring palm-insect interactions across geographical and environmental gradients

“…Sap beetles in the genus Mystrops are particularly associated with palm flowers, are highly abundant, have been reported to pollinate a large proportion of palm genera and potentially generate coevolutionary relationships with some of these species (e.g. Henderson, ; Barfod, Henderson & Balslev, ; Anderson et al ., ; Silberbauer‐Gottsberger et al ., ; Padilha, Couturier & Beserra, ; Kirejtshuk & Couturier, , ; Barfod et al ., ; Balhara et al ., ; Nuñez, ). Visitor insects on flowers have been studied in some palm species (reviewed in Barfod et al ., ), providing an excellent system to analyse insect species turnover at large geographical scales.…”