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The unusual, closed flowers of Erica Lanuginosa (Ericaceae) are adapted for rodent-pollination and not cleistogamy

In the Cape flora, pollination by small mammals is well know...

Trouble in the garden: South African botanical politics

South Africa’s botanical history is not widely known a...

Why is Arabica coffee visited by so few non-Apis bees in its native range?

The current knowledge about pollinators in sub-Saharan Afric...

Zulustylis (Abildgaardieae, Cyperaceae) a new genus from Sub-Saharan Africa

The generic placement of two African species currently inclu...

A pollinator shift explains floral divergence in an orchid species complex in South Africa

Background and Aims Floral diversification driven by shifts ...

Adaptation for rodent pollination in Leucospermum Arenarium (Proteaceae) despite rapid pollen loss during grooming

Background: Plants are adapted for rodent pollination in div...

Complex sexual deception in an orchid Is achieved by co-opting two independent biosynthetic pathways for pollinator attraction

Sexually deceptive orchids lure their specific male pollinat...

Satyrium liltvedianum: A newly discovered orchid species from the Kogel berg mountains of the Cape Floristic region South Africa

Individuals of plant populations with traits which are incon...

Taxonomic notes on the genus Otoptera (Phaseoleae, Fabaceae) in Southern Africa

A taxonomic study of the genus Otoptera (tribe Phaseoleae) i...

The ant-pollination system of Cytinus hypocistis (Cytinaceae), a Mediterranean root holoparasite

Background and Aims: The genus Cytinus is composed of rootle...

The evolution of Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae): Repeated shifts from bat to bee pollination and long-distance dispersal to africa 2 – 5 million years ago

• Premise of the study: The Cucurbitaceae genus Cayaponia ...

The influence of pollinators and seed predation on seed production in dwarf grassland Protea “Sugarbushes” (Proteaceae)

Flowers of many plant species are visited by both birds and ...

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