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Botanical Sciences
versão On-line ISSN 2007-4476versão impressa ISSN 2007-4298
Resumo
ALBARRAN, María; SILVA-MONTELLANO, Arturo e VALVERDE, Teresa. Reproductive biology of the threatened species Furcraea parmentieri (Aspargaceae). Bot. sci [online]. 2017, vol.95, n.3, pp.409-422. ISSN 2007-4476. https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.1019.
Background:
Reproductive traits are features of a species’ biology that may determine its rarity, as they affect its genetic diversity and structure, as well as its population dynamics.
Study species:
The rare and threatened species Furcraea parmentieri, whose distribution is limited to the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt.
Questions:
How is the reproductive phenology of F. parmentieri? Does flower morphology vary between individuals? Does it produce nectar? Which animals visit its flowers? Is it self-compatible? Do the seeds originated via different pollination treatments show differences in their germinability?
Study sites and dates:
We studied the F. parmentieri from 2007 to 2008, at El Xitle volcano (altitude: 2,800 – 3,100 m; pine-oak forest), in the south of Mexico City.
Methods:
Reproductive phenology was recorded through fortnightly visits to the study site. Flowers were collected, flower visitors were recorded and nectar production was measured. An experiment was done which included four treatments: autonomous pollination, geitonogamy, cross pollination, and a control. We measured seed set, fruit set and seed germination in each treatment.
Results:
Inflorescences started in January and flowering finished in May. Fruit maturation took from May to November. Nectar production was negligible. Flowers were visited by hawkmoths and hummingbirds. Fruit set was very low (ca. 5 %) and we observed self-incompatibility.
Conclusions:
Fucraeae parmentieri presents a low fruit set due to pollinator limitation. However the population seems to be thriving. The main threat faced by this species is the high land-use change rate along its distribution range, as well as climate change.
Palavras-chave : Geitonogamy; Mast seeding; Outcrossing; Pollination; Reproductive systems; Seed germination; Self incompatibility.