Rarmrez-Morillo 2001 (Article) Cryptanthus

Pollinators in Cryptanthus: a hypothesis

Author(s):—I. Rarmrez-Morillo

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 51(2): 65-70. (2001)

Abstract:—Pollination is the transfer of pollen grain to the stigma (Proctor et al. 1995). Subsequent events are related to fertilization such as germination of pollen grain in the stigmatic surface and fertilization of the ovule. The transference of the pollen grain could be carried out by different means: air, water, insects or vertebrates