VISIT OF BUNDDLEJA BRASILIENSIS (BUDDLEJACEAE) FOR BEES AND KISSES-FLOWERS IN MATA HIGRÓFILA DE PLANALTO PAULISTA

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VISIT OF BUNDDLEJA BRASILIENSIS (BUDDLEJACEAE) FOR BEES AND KISSES-FLOWERS IN MATA HIGRÓFILA DE PLANALTO PAULISTA

Ano: 1997 | Volume: 19 | Número: 19
Autores: Rodolfo Antônio de Figueiredo
Autor Correspondente: Rodolfo Antônio de Figueiredo | [email protected]

Palavras-chave: pollination, hygrophilous forest

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The pollination of Bunddleja brasiliensis is performed by small hummingbirds in the Atlantic Forest. This study aimed to verify that these birds were also the main visitors of the plant species in the highlands of the São Paulo plateau. Observations of floral visitors were made at the Santa Genebra Reserve, Campinas (SP), between 6am and 6pm. Hummingbirds Chlorostilbon aureoventris and Thalurania glaucopis  visited the inflorescences, but the most frequent visitors were bees Apidae and Anthophoridae. These results indicate that B. brasiliensis flowers , although visited by small hummingbirds, are more commonly used by bees in a hygrophilous forest.