Notes on the pollen morphology of Pinanga with special reference to<i>P. aristata and P. pilosa</i>(Palmae: Arecoideae)

Ferguson, I. K.; Dransfield, John; Page, F. Zeb; Thanikaimoni, G.

doi:10.1080/00173138309431967

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“…Casual observations suggest that the undergrowth palms, Pinanga aristata and P. pilosa, are pollinated by nitidulid and curculionid beetles (Ferguson et al, 1983). Beetles are present at both the female and male stages of the monoecious, protogynous inflorescence, while bees visit only the male stage.…”

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“…Beetles are often associated with the inflorescences of palms in the Oriental Region (Appanah, 1990) but there have been no detailed studies on the pollination of wild palms comparable with those in the Neotropics (Silberbauer- . Casual observations suggest that the undergrowth palms, Pinanga aristata and P. pilosa, are pollinated by nitidulid and curculionid beetles (Ferguson et al, 1983). Beetles are present at both the female and male stages of the monoecious, protogynous inflorescence, while bees visit only the male stage.…”

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Flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region

Corlett¹

2004

Biological Reviews

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Current knowledge of flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental Region is summarised. Much less is known about pollination than seed dispersal and the coverage of habitats and taxa in the region is very uneven. The available evidence suggests that pollination in lowland forests is dominated by highly social bees (mainly Trigona and Apis species), with beetles probably the next most important group, followed by other bees and flies. In comparison with the better-studied Neotropics, large solitary bees, moths, Lepidoptera and vertebrates are relatively less important. These differences are greatest in the canopy of the lowland dipterocarp forests of Southeast Asia, where they probably reflect the unique temporal pattern of floral resource availability resulting from 'general flowering' at supra-annual intervals. Apis bees (but not Trigona species) are also important in most montane, subtropical and non-forest habitats. Apart from the figs (Ficus spp.), there are few well-documented examples of plant species visited by a single potential pollinator and most plant-pollinator relationships in the region appear to be relatively generalised. The small sizes of most pollinators and the absence of direct human exploitation probably make pollination mutualisms less vulnerable to failure as a result of human impacts than dispersal mutualisms, but more subtle impacts, as a result of altered gene flows, are likely to be widespread. On current evidence, pollination systems in the Oriental Region do not require any specific conservation action, but this review reinforces arguments for making the preservation (or restoration) of habitat connectivity the major focus of Oriental conservation.

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Section: Insectsmentioning

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Section: Insectsmentioning

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Flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region

Corlett¹

2004

Biological Reviews

151

108

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“…Ferguson et al (1983) observed that pollinators for P. coronata were beetles in Bogor Botanical Garden, West Java. The fruit of P. coronata is one of the major food sources of the common palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus javanicum Horsfield, in West Java (Bartels 1964).…”

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Patterns of leaf and inflorescence production of Pinanga coronata (Arecaceae) in a tropical montane rainforest in West Java.

Kimura

Simbolon

2003

Tropics

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Phenological changes in leaf production, leaf fall and inflorescence production of an understory palm, Pinanga coronata (Arecaceae), in a tropical montane rainforest on Mount Halimun, West Java, Indonesia, were observed monthly for a period of 17 months (November 1998 to March 2000. Meteorological data indicated that there were yearly dry (June to September) and wet seasons (October to May), and that the air temperature varied little through the year. Leaf turnover rate (average leaf production and fall rates) decreased during the dry period. However inflorescence production was continuous rather than seasonal. The number of leaves in a crown was nearly constant throughout the study period. Adult shoots that produced more leaves produced more inflorescences. Leaf production rate of P. coronata is sensitive to water availability. Therefore, water is one of the significant resources for growth of P. coronata.

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“…Areca furcata is the only species of palm with poricidal anthers, and may be buzzpollinated. Ferguson et al (1983) briefly described pollination of cultivated Pinanga coronata and suggested that all species of Pinanga might be beetle-pollinated. Two species, P. cleistantha and P. simplicifrons, have inflorescences that are enclosed by the prophyll at anthesis (Dransfield 1982).…”

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Pollination Systems of Palms (Arecaceae)

Henderson

2024

J Poll Ecol

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A review is given of pollination systems in the palm family (Arecaceae). Pollination studies of 149 species (6% of the total number) in 60 genera (33% of the total number) are reviewed. The majority of these studies (75%) are of Neotropical palms. In the sample of 149 species, approximately 52% are beetle-pollinated, 27% bee-pollinated, 7% fly-pollinated, 5% thrips pollinated, 5% wind pollinated, 3% moth-pollinated, and 1% mammal-pollinated. A few other species may be bird-pollinated. Adaptations of inflorescences and flowers to pollinators are not readily apparent except for a general tendency for bee-/fly-pollinated species to have longer, open inflorescences and beetle-pollinated species to have shorter, condensed inflorescences. Classical pollination syndromes are not useful in describing, classifying, or predicting palm pollination systems because of numerous exceptions. The degree to which palm pollination systems may be considered specialized or generalized is unclear. There appear to have been numerous, bidirectional shifts in palms between beetle pollination and bee/fly pollination, and less often shifts to other pollinators. Beetle-pollinated inflorescences are usually visited by bees, and bee-pollinated inflorescences are usually visited by beetles. It seems likely that many species of palm, irrespective of pollinator, have their inflorescences used as brood-sites by beetles.

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Notes on the pollen morphology of Pinanga with special reference toP. aristata and P. pilosa(Palmae: Arecoideae)

Cited by 23 publications

References 15 publications

Flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region

Flower visitors and pollination in the Oriental (Indomalayan) Region

Patterns of leaf and inflorescence production of Pinanga coronata (Arecaceae) in a tropical montane rainforest in West Java.

Pollination Systems of Palms (Arecaceae)

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