Nolana balsamiflua (Gaudich.) Mesa (Solanaceae), un arbusto vulnerable del desierto de Atacama dependiente de polinizadores para producir semillas

• Autores: Ana María Humaña, Alberto Jiménez, Carlos E Valdivia
• Localización: Gayana botánica, ISSN-e 0717-6643, ISSN 0016-5301, Vol. 76, Nº. 1, 2019, págs. 123-125
• Idioma: español
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  • Nolana balsamiflua (Gaudich.) Mesa (Solanaceae), a vulnerable shrub of the Atacama Desert dependent on pollinators for seed set
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  • ABSTRACT Pollinator-dependency for reproduction is of great importance for plants. We evaluated the breeding system of Nolana balsamiflua, a threatened endemic shrub of the Atacama Desert, performing four pollination trials. No flower produced seeds by agamospermy, autogamy and geitonogamy. However, xenogamy accounted for 51.4% of fruiting, indicating its full dependency on exogenous pollen and pollinators for reproduction.