@Article{phyton.2023.028232,
AUTHOR = {Kai Luo, Yanbing Bai, Yan Jiang, Guiling Li, Min Jia, Yongguo He, Zhijun Yao, Ziwei Xiao, Xiaoqiong Liu, Wenjie Liu, Shanshan Yin, Zesheng Li},
TITLE = {Pollination Biology of the Endangered Herbal Medicines <i>Dendrobium chrysotoxum</i> (Orchidaceae)},
JOURNAL = {Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany},
VOLUME = {92},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {7},
PAGES = {1975--1986},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/phyton/v92n7/52866},
ISSN = {1851-5657},
ABSTRACT = {Pollination biology studies of the endangered herbal medicines <i>Dendrobium chrysotoxum</i> were conducted in natural pollination conditions using flower observation, pollinator observation and artificial pollination experiments. Populations of <i>D. chrysotoxum</i> with fragrance and nectar were pollinated by <i>Ctenoplectra davidi</i> Valhalla (Hymenoptera: Apidae) species. The floral structure of <i>D. chrysotoxum</i> adapted precisely to its pollinators. Flowers had a low capsule setting (0.17%) under natural conditions. However, compared to open pollination, artificial pollination experiments showed a significant increase in capsule setting, and <i>D. chrysotoxum</i> was cross-compatible and self-compatible, but there was pollinator limitation also. This study will provide important information for the preservation of this endangered species.},
DOI = {10.32604/phyton.2023.028232}
}