'Sweet but dangerous': nectaries in carnivorous plants

Autor: Bartosz J. Płachno
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Acta Agrobotanica, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 31-37 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2300-357X
DOI: 10.5586/aa.2007.027
Popis: In carnivorous plants, two types of nectaries occur: extra-floral nectaries, generally associated with prey luring, and floral ones associated with pollination. Nectar produced by extra-floral nectaries not only attracts prey but may also be involved in trapping prey and plays a role in myrmecophily. The diversity of nectary structure in carnivorous plants reflects complicated evolutionary routes in this unique ecological group.
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