Bromeliaceae Literature: Pollination Biology

• Aguilar et al. 2019 (2019) Bat pollination in Bromeliaceae. Plant Ecology & Diversity 11: 1-20.
• Aguilar et al. 2014 (2014) The Secrets of Night-Blooming Bromeliads and Bats. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 64(3): 156-165.
• Aguilar-Rodriguez 2014 (2014) First record of bat-pollination in the species-rich genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae). Annals of Botany 113: 1047 – 1055, 2014.
• Aguilar-Rodríguez et al. 2016 (2016) From dusk till dawn: nocturnal and diurnal pollination in the epiphyte Tillandsia heterophylla (Bromeliaceae). Plant Biology 18(1): 37-45.
• Arruda et al. 2024 (2024) Investigating the reproductive strategies of Deuterocohnia meziana (Bromeliaceae), an endangered and restricted species from South American rocky outcrops. The Science of Nature 111(4): 37.
• Bernardello et al. 1991 (1991) Floral Nectar, Nectary Structure and Pollinators in Some Argentinean Bromeliaceae. Annals of Botany 67: 401-411.
• Buzato et al. 2000 (2000) Hummingbird-Pollinated Floras at Three Atlantic Forest Sites. Biotropica 32(4b): 824–841.
• Canela et al. 2005 (2005) The pollination of Bromelia antiacantha (Bromeliaceae) in Southeastern Brazil: Ornithophilous versus Melittophilous features. Plant biology 7: 411-416.
• Fagundes et al. 2024 (2024) Autogamy ensures reproductive success in the bromeliad Dyckia dissitiflora Schult.f., endemic to the Brazilian caatinga domain. Plant Species Biology n/a(n/a):.
• Cascante-Marín et al. 2005 (2005) Reproductive Biology of the Epiphytic Bromeliad Werauhia gladioliflora in a Premontane Tropical Forest. Plant Biology 7(2): 203-209.
• Cavalcante et al. 2019 (2019) Reproductive systems and post-pollination barriers between two closely related eu-bromelioids (Bromeliaceae) in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 20: 1–12.
• Christianini et al. 2013 (2013) Divergence on floral traits and vertebrate pollinators of two endemic Encholirium bromeliads. Plant Biology 15(2): 360-368.
• Fagundes et al. 2025 Reproductive phenology and pollination biology of the wild pineapple Ananas bracteatus (Bromeliaceae): an analysis based on field and herbarium records. Botany Letters Online: 1-14.
• Franco & Bonilla 2021 (2021) Sexual reproductive strategies of Puya nitida (Bromeliaceae) in a Colombian paramo, a tropical high-elevation ecosystem. Journal of Tropical Ecology 37(1): 1-9.
• Freitas & Rocha 2011 (2011) Reproductive phenology and flower visitors' guild of Canistropsis microps (Bromeliaceae) in an Atlantic Rainforest of southeastern Brazil. Journal of Natural History 45(17–18): 1021–1034.
• Fumero & Meléndez 2013 (2013) Effects of nectar robbing on pollinator behavior and plant reproductive success of Pitcairnia angustifolia (Bromeliaceae). Plant Species Biology 28(3): 224-234.
• Fumero-Cabán & Meléndez-Ackerman 2007 (2007) Relative pollination effectiveness of floral visitors of Pitcairnia angustifolia (Bromeliaceae). American Journal of Botany 94(3): 419-424.
• G.García-Franco et al. 2001 (2001) Hummingbird Flower Mites and Tillandsia spp. (Bromeliaceae): Polyphagy in a Cloud Forest of Veracruz, Mexico. Biotropica 33(3): 538-542.
• Galetto & Bernardello 1992 (1992) Extrafloral nectaries that attract ants in Bromeliaceae: structure and nectar composition. Canadian Journal of Botany 70(6): 1101-1106.
• Galetto & Bernardello 1992 (1992) Nectar Secretion Pattern and Removal Effects in Six Argentinean Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae). Botanica Acta 105(4): 292-299.
• Gardner 1986a (1986) Inferences about pollination in Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana; 9: 76-87.
• Gomes et al. 2019 (2019) Adaptive response of extreme epiphyte Tillandsia species (Bromeliaceae) is demonstrated by different sexual reproduction strategies in the Brazilian Chaco. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 20: 1–15.
• Gomez et al. 2023 (2023) The poorly known genus Greigia Regel (Bromelioideae) and its mysterious pollinators. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 73(1): 30-41.
• Gottlinger et al. 2019 (2019) What Do Nectarivorous Bats Like? Nectar Composition in Bromeliaceae With Special Emphasis on Bat-Pollinated Species. Frontiers in Plant Science 10.
• Hornung 2007 (2007) Nectar production in Pitcairnia imbricata (Bromeliaceae). Journal of the Bromeliad Society 56(6): 260-269.
• Hornung et al. 2013 (2013) Morphology, nectar characteristics and avian pollinators in five Andean Puya species (Bromeliaceae). Acta Oecologica 51: 54–61.
• Hornung et al. 2015 (2015) Nectar and pollinators in species of Puya. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Kaehler et al. 2005 (2005) Pollination of a bromeliad community in the high montane Atlantic rain forest in Paraná state, Brazil. Revista Brasil. Bot 28(2): 219-228.
• Kamke et al. 2011 (2011) The importance of bees as pollinators in the short corolla bromeliad Aechmea caudata in southern Brazil. Flora 206: 749–756.
• Kessler et al. 2000 (2000) Patterns and ecological correlates of pollination modes among Bromeliad communities of Andean Forests in Bolivia. Plant biology 2: 659-669.
• Kromer 2003 (2003) Fledermausbestäubung (Chiropterophilie) bei Bromelien der Gattung Guzmania in Bolivien. Die Bromelie 2003(3): 60-63.
• Krömer 2004 (2004) Fledermausbestaubung (Chiropterophilie) bei Bromelien der Gattung Guzmania in Bolivien. Die Bromelie 3/2003: 60-64..
• Kromer et al. 2008 (2008) Nectar sugar composition and concentration to pollination syndromes in Bromeliaceae. Plant Biology 10(2008): 502–511.
• Krömer et al. 2008 (2008) Nectar sugar composition and concentration in relation to pollination syndromes in Bromeliaceae. Plant Biology 10(4): 502-511.
• Freitas et al. 2019 (2019) Population demography, genetic variation and reproductive biology of two rare and endangered Neoregelia species (Bromeliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 192(4): 787–802.
• Lenzi et al. 2006 (2006) Morphological and reproductive variation of Aechmea lindenii (E. Morren) Baker var. lindenii (Bromeliaceae). Acta bot. bras 20(2): 487-500.
• Lenzi & Paggi 2020 (2020) Reproductive biology of Dyckia excelsa Leme (Bromeliaceae): a xerophyte species from ironstone outcrops in central-western Brazil. Plant Species Biology 35(1): 97-108.
• Liang et al. 2020 (2020) Pollination Timing and Hybrid Seed Production of Neoreglia. American Society for Horticultural Science 55(12): 1970-1973.
• Masrua et al. 2015 (2015) Floral biology of E. erectiflorum L. B. Sm. (Bromeliaceae-Pitcairnioideae) at Sete Cidades National Park, Piaui. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Matallana 2015 (2015) Pollen and pistil interactions and hybridization in sympatric Bromeliaceae species in southeastern Brazil. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Matallana et al. 2016 (2016) Post-pollination barriers in an assemblage of Bromeliaceae in south-eastern Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(3): 521-531.
• Matallana et al. 2010 (2010) Breeding systems of Bromeliaceae species: evolution of selfing in the context of sympatric occurrence. , pp.
• Missagia & Alves 2015 (2015) The rate of visitation by Amazilia fimbriata (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) influences seed production in Tillandsia stricta (Bromeliaceae). Zoologia 32(3): 260–262.
• Morgado & Rocha 2016 (2016) Diversity of Wild Bees and their Mediated Dispersal of Pollen from the Genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) in an Insular Area. Athens Journal of Sciences 3(4): 297-307.
• Muller 1893 (1892) Geradläufige Samenanlagen bei Hohenbergia. Berichte der Deutchen Botanischen Gesellschaft 11: 76-79.
• Nascimento et al. 2025 (2025) Reproductive systems and hybridization for ornamental use of Wittmackia (Bromeliaceae) endemic to Brazil and occurring in the Atlantic Forest fragments. Euphytica 221(4): 40.
• Neri et al. 2015 (2015) Reproductive isolation between incipient outcrossing and selfing Vriesea species (Bromeliaceae). In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Neves et al. 2023 (2023) Repeated evolution of pollination syndromes in a highly diverse bromeliad lineage is correlated with shifts in life form and habitat. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society : boad015.
• NUNez & Cascante 2024 (2024) Selfing in epiphytic bromeliads compensates for the limited pollination services provided by nectarivorous bats in a neotropical montane forest. AoB PLANTS Online: 1-13.
• Ordano & Ornelas 2004 (2004) Generous-like flowers: nectar production in two epiphytic bromeliads and a meta-analysis of removal effects. Oecologia 140: 495-505.
• Ordano & Ornelas 2005 (2005) The cost of nectar replenishment in two epiphytic bromeliads. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21: 541–547.
• Ortiz-Crespo 1973a (1973) Field studies on pollination of plants of the genus puya. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 23(2): 54-57.
• Ortiz-Crespo 1973b (1973) Field studies on pollination of plants of the genus puya. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 23(1): 3-7.
• Paggi et al. 2007 (2007) Fertility of Vriesea gigantea Gaud. (Bromeliaceae) in southern Brazil. American Journal of Botany 94(4): 683–689.
• Paggi et al. 2015 (2015) Pollination biology of Deuterocohnia meziana kuntz ex. Mez (Bromeliaceae) from ironstone outcrops, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Palma et al. 2015 (2015) Mating system variation and assortative mating of sympatric bromeliads (Pitcairnia spp.) endemic to neotropical inselbergs. American Journal of Botany 102: 758-764.
• Pennington et al. 2023 (2023) Modeling the Population Demographics & Viability of Imperiled Guzmania monostachia Populations. Spora 9:(1) 49–59.
• Piacentini & Varassin 2007 (2007) Interaction network and the relationships between bromeliads and hummingbirds in an area of secondary Atlantic rain forest in southern Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23 : 663–671.
• Pool-Chale 2018 (2018) Reproductive biology of Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb. (Bromelioideae: Bromeliaceae). Plant Biol 20: 113–120.
• Queiroz et al. 2015 (2015) Mixed pollination system in Encholirium spectabile: a Bromeliaceae from inselbergs pollinated by bats, opossums and hummingbirds. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Ramirez et al. 2009 (2009) It takes two to tango: self incompatibility in the bromeliad Tillandsia streptophylla (Bromeliaceae) in Mexico. Revista de Biología Tropical Vol. 57 (3): 761-770.
• Ramirez et al 2001 (2001) Pollination in Cryptanthus: a hypothesis. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 51(2): 65-70.
• Ramirez-R et al. 2020 (2020) Floral biology and potential hybridization of three sympatric epiphytic bromeliads in Veracruz, Mexico . Plant Species Biol 2020: 1–13.
• Ramirez-Rosas et al. Floral biology and potential hybridization of three sympatric epiphytic bromeliads in Veracruz, Mexico. Plant Species Biology n/a(n/a): -.
• Rarmrez-Morillo 2001 (2001) Pollinators in Cryptanthus: a hypothesis. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 51(2): 65-70.
• Rees & Roe 1980 (1980) Puya raimondii (Pitcairnioideae, Bromeliaceae) and birds: an hypothesis on nutrient relationships. Canadian Journal of Botany 58(11): 1262-1268.
• Ribeiro et al. 2015 (2015) Reproductive biology of Aechmea blanchetiana (Baker) L.B.Sm (Bromeliaceae) in Restinga of Guriri, São Mateus/ES, Brasil. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Ríos & Cascante 2016 (2016) High selfing capability and low pollinator visitation in the epiphyte Pitcairnia heterophylla (Bromeliaceae) at a Costa Rican cloud forest. bioRxiv (2016): 057109. (Web.).
• Rocca 2015 (2015) Pollination ecology of Lymania azurea (Bromeliaceae): an endemic and threatened species from the Atlantic Rainforest. In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Santana & Machado 2010 (2010) Fenologia de floração e polinização de espécies ornitófilas de bromeliáceas em uma área de campo rupestre da Chapada Diamantina, BA, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Botanica 33(3): 469-477.
• Santos 2015 (2015) Pollen ultrastructure of Dyckia distachya (Bromeliaceae). In: Benko-Iseppon, A.M.; Alves, M. & Louzada, R. (2015) An overview and abstracts of the First World Congress on Bromeliaceae Evolution. Rodriguésia 66(2): A1-A66. , pp.
• Sazima & Sazima 1999 (1999) The perching bird Coereba flaveola as a co-pollinator of bromeliad flowers in southeastern Brazil. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77(1): 47-51.
• Schmid et al. 2011 (2011) Bimodal pollination system of the bromeliad Aechmea nudicaulis involving hummingbirds and bees. Plant Biology 13 (Suppl. 1): 41–50.
• Scrok & Varassin 2011 (2011) Reproductive biology and pollination of Aechmea distichantha Lem. (Bromeliaceae). Acta Botanica Brasilica 25(3): 568-573.
• Sgorbati et al. 2004 (2004) A Survey of Genetic Diversity and Reproductive Biology of Puya raimondii (Bromeliaceae), the Endangered Queen of the Andes. Plant Biology 6(2): 222-230.
• Siqueira Filho 1998 (1998) Biologia da polinizaçao de Bromeliaceae em remanescente da Floresta Atlântica, Pernambuco. Univ. Federal de Pernambuco, Recife Brazil, pp.
• Sluys et al. 2001 (2001) Rates of pollinator visitation to Vriesea procera (Bromeliaceae) at Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil. Bromelia 6(1-4): 19-24.
• Souza et al. 2017 (2017) Interspecific and intergeneric hybridization in Bromeliaceae and their relationships to breeding systems. Scientia Horticulturae 223: 53–61.
• Torres et al. 2024 (2024) Plant Reproductive Success Mediated by Nectar Offered to Pollinators and Defensive Ants in Terrestrial Bromeliaceae. Plants 13(4): 1-10 online.
• Varassin & Sazima 2012 (2012) Spatial heterogeneity and the distribution of bromeliad pollinators in the Atlantic Forest. Acta Oecologica 43: 104-112.
• Velasquez et al. 2023 (2023/11/22) Floral ecology of Puya ctenorhyncha (Bromeliaceae) an endemic plant of Bolivia. Botanical Sciences 100(1): 1-15 (online).
• Velasquez et al. 2020 (2020) Floral ecology and floral visitors of Puya atra (Bromeliaceae), a Bolivian endemic plant. Ecologia en Bolivia 55: 36-45.
• Vervaeke et al. 2002 (2002) Pollen tube growth and fertilization after different in vitro pollination techniques of Aechmea fasciata. Euphytica 124: 75-83.
• Vesprini et al. 2003 (2003) The beneficial effect of ants on the reproductive success of Dyckia floribunda (Bromeliaceae), an extrafloral nectary plant. Canadian Journal of Botany 81(1): 24-27.

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