TY - JOUR
T1 - Floral mimicry between Orchis isrealitica Baumann and Dafni (Orchidaceae) and Bellevalia flexuosa Boiss
AU - Dafni, Amots
AU - Ivri, Y.
PY - 1981/5
Y1 - 1981/5
N2 - Orchis israelitica, which has no food reward, was found to share the pollinators of Bellevalia flexuosa: Eucera clypeata, Bombylius sp. and possibly also Anthophora sp. Since both species have a similar coloration pattern, flowering period and habitats -- it is suggested that O. israelitica mimics the flowers of B. flexuosa as a deceit syndrome of pollination. Aspects of floral mimicry, with special attention to floral adaptations in the genus Orchis, are discussed.
AB - Orchis israelitica, which has no food reward, was found to share the pollinators of Bellevalia flexuosa: Eucera clypeata, Bombylius sp. and possibly also Anthophora sp. Since both species have a similar coloration pattern, flowering period and habitats -- it is suggested that O. israelitica mimics the flowers of B. flexuosa as a deceit syndrome of pollination. Aspects of floral mimicry, with special attention to floral adaptations in the genus Orchis, are discussed.
UR - https://www.jstor.org/stable/4216373
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0000633208&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/BF00349193
DO - 10.1007/BF00349193
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000633208
SN - 0029-8519
VL - 49
SP - 229
EP - 232
JO - Oecologia
JF - Oecologia
IS - 2
ER -