Thread-like appendix on Arisaema urashima (Araceae) attracts fungus gnat pollinators

Ecology. 2022 Sep;103(9):e3782. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3782. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Authors

Kenji Suetsugu¹, Hiroki Nishigaki¹, Shigeki Fukushima², Eiji Ishitani², Satoshi Kakishima³, Masahiro Sueyoshi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
² Chiba Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center, Sammu, Japan.
³ Center for Molecular Biodiversity Research, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan.
⁴ Center for Biodiversity and Climate Change, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Tsukuba, Japan.

PMID: 35757913
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3782

No abstract available

Keywords: deceptive pollination; extravagant display; floral display; fungus gnat; lethal kettle trap; sapromyiophily; trap flower.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Appendix*
Araceae*
Arisaema*
Flowers
Fungi
Pollination

Associated data

figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.19386980.v1