Pollination Ecology of Commelina Communis (Commelinaceae)

J. H. Wei, L. D. Liu, L. Zhang, J. Sun, C. C. Pan

2018

Abstract

The floral biology, pollen/ovule ratio, pollen viability, flower visitors, pollination process and fruit set of Commelina communis were observed, measured and recorded in Kunyu Mountain, Shandong Province. The main results were as follows: The flowers of C. communis came into blossom at 3:00~5:00am, full-blossom before 6:00 and petal-shut at 12:00~13:00. The life-span of single flower of C. communis was about nine hours. In the four hours after flowering, the pollen viability was higher than 92%; six hours later, no pollen viability was detected. The P/O was 321±13. The results showed that C. communis was facultative autogamous. C. communis was pollinated by at least 4 species, of which syrphid fly was the main flower visitor. Fruit set of the completely netted flowers accounted for 92.7% of that under natural conditions. These indicated that self-pollination predominated in C. communis, xenogamy just played an auxiliary role in the breeding system.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wei J., Liu L., Zhang L., Sun J. and Pan C. (2018). Pollination Ecology of Commelina Communis (Commelinaceae).In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Management, Science and Engineering - Volume 1: IWEMSE, ISBN 978-989-758-344-5, pages 539-544. DOI: 10.5220/0007562805390544

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iwemse18,
author={J. H. Wei and L. D. Liu and L. Zhang and J. Sun and C. C. Pan},
title={Pollination Ecology of Commelina Communis (Commelinaceae)},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Management, Science and Engineering - Volume 1: IWEMSE,},
year={2018},
pages={539-544},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007562805390544},
isbn={978-989-758-344-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Management, Science and Engineering - Volume 1: IWEMSE,
TI - Pollination Ecology of Commelina Communis (Commelinaceae)
SN - 978-989-758-344-5
AU - Wei J.
AU - Liu L.
AU - Zhang L.
AU - Sun J.
AU - Pan C.
PY - 2018
SP - 539
EP - 544
DO - 10.5220/0007562805390544