TY - JOUR
T1 - Self‐pollination of Asarum caulescens Maxim. (Aristolochiaceae) in Japan
AU - Tanaka, Hajime
AU - Yahara, Tetsukazu
PY - 1987/1/1
Y1 - 1987/1/1
N2 - Abstract Observations in two populations of Asarum caulescens belonging to sect. Asarum indicate that inbreeding predominates becuase (1) no effective pollinator was observed, (2) bagged flowers set fruits with well‐swollen seeds, and (3) the behaviour of filaments, changing from recurved to straight posture, results in direct deposition of pollen grains on the stigmas. This result agrees with reports on three other species of sect. Asarum in Europe and North America. We suggest that species of sect. Asarum diverged from an autogamous ancestor.
AB - Abstract Observations in two populations of Asarum caulescens belonging to sect. Asarum indicate that inbreeding predominates becuase (1) no effective pollinator was observed, (2) bagged flowers set fruits with well‐swollen seeds, and (3) the behaviour of filaments, changing from recurved to straight posture, results in direct deposition of pollen grains on the stigmas. This result agrees with reports on three other species of sect. Asarum in Europe and North America. We suggest that species of sect. Asarum diverged from an autogamous ancestor.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-1984.1987.tb00040.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-1984.1987.tb00040.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84995112732
VL - 2
SP - 133
EP - 136
JO - Plant Species Biology
JF - Plant Species Biology
SN - 0913-557X
IS - 1-2
ER -