Adaptation to pollination by fungus gnats underlies the evolution of pollination syndrome in the genus Euonymus
Journal
Annals of botany
Journal Volume
132
Journal Issue
2
Pages
319-333
Date Issued
2023-10-18
Author(s)
Mochizuki, Ko
Okamoto, Tomoko
Chen, Kai-Hsiu
Evans, Matthew
Kramer, Andrea T
Kawakita, Atsushi
Abstract
Dipteran insects are known pollinators of many angiosperms, but knowledge on how flies affect floral evolution is relatively scarce. Some plants pollinated by fungus gnats share a unique set of floral characters (dark red display, flat shape and short stamens), which differs from any known pollination syndromes. We tested whether this set of floral characters is a pollination syndrome associated with pollination by fungus gnats, using the genus Euonymus as a model.
Subjects
Euonymus; Acetoin; Celastraceae; phylogeny; pollination by fungus gnat; pollination syndrome; pollinator shift; red flower
Publisher
Annals of Botany Company
Type
journal article