<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Mollugo cerviana</italic> is an annual herb which usually grows throughout the year in open dry sandy and sandy-loamy soils, but also occurs in moist habitats, especially in cultivated lands. <italic>Haplothrips</italic> uses the flowers for breeding and feeding; the feeding activity affects pollination. The flowers have specialized floral structural and functional behaviours for self-induced and spontaneous autogamy while keeping the options open for insect pollination after anthesis; it is facultative autogamous which is reflected in pollen-ovule ratio and natural fruit and seed set rates. Seed dispersal modes include anemochory, ombrohydrochory and hydrochory.</p></abstract>

Mollugo cerviana is an annual herb which usually grows throughout the year in open dry sandy and sandy-loamy soils, but also occurs in moist habitats, especially in cultivated lands. Haplothrips uses the flowers for breeding and feeding; the feeding activity affects pollination. The flowers have specialized floral structural and functional behaviours for self-induced and spontaneous autogamy while keeping the options open for insect pollination after anthesis; it is facultative autogamous which is reflected in pollen-ovule ratio and natural fruit and seed set rates. Seed dispersal modes include anemochory, ombrohydrochory and hydrochory.

Pollination Ecology of the Species <italic>Mollugo cerviana</italic> (L.) Ser. (Molluginaceae)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Pollination Ecology of the Species  (L.) Ser. (Molluginaceae)

Mollugo cerviana is an annual herb which usually grows throughout the year in open dry sandy and sandy-loamy soils, but also occurs in moist habitats,...

Pollination Ecology of the Species Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser. (Molluginaceae)

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Jan. 2020

Seitenbereich: 13 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0009

Schlüsselwörter
soil binder, facultative autogamy, anemochory, ombrohydrochory, hydrochory

© 2019 Sulakshana Maddala et al., published by Sciendo

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Pollination Ecology of the Species Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser. (Molluginaceae)

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Jan. 2020

Seitenbereich: 13 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0009

Schlüsselwörtersoil binder, facultative autogamy, anemochory, ombrohydrochory, hydrochory

© 2019 Sulakshana Maddala et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
soil binder, facultative autogamy, anemochory, ombrohydrochory, hydrochory