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Andromonoecy and Variation in Phenotypic Gender of Passiflora incarnata (Passifloraceae)
Author(s): P. G. May and E. E. Spears
Month: Dec
Year: 1988
Publication Type: Article
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Volume: 75
Issue: 12
Pages: 1830-1841
Article Topic(s): Pollination,Seed increase,Seed collecting
Research Setting(s): Field
Species Referenced: Passiflora incarnata (Maypop),
Abstract
Studies the effects of seasonal changes on the breeding system and phenotypic gender of Passiflora incarnata in Alachua County, Florida. Passiflora incarnata is an obligate outcrosser pollinated by carpenter bees. Fruit set was not limited by pollinators but fruit wet and number of seeds increased with hand pollination. Although flowers are hermaphroditic, morphological differences cause some flowers to function as males and others as hermaphrodites. The population became increasingly male-biased as the reproductive season progressed.Suggested Citation
P. G. May and E. E. Spears. "Andromonoecy and Variation in Phenotypic Gender of Passiflora incarnata (Passifloraceae)." American Journal of Botany 75.12 (1988): 1830-1841.Go back