Records of floral visitors to Clusia melchiorii (Clusiaceae) from the Fumaça waterfall trail, Bahia, Brazil

Authors

  • Lucas Cardoso Marinho Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
  • Michele Martins Corrêa Laboratório de Biodiversidade do Semiárido, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Laboratório de Ecologia

Abstract

Here we present photographic records of floral visitors in Clusia melchiorii (Clusiaceae) from the Fumaça waterfall trail, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Five floral visitors were recorded, although there are no indications that these insects are effective pollinators: Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae), Camponotus sp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), Polistes sp., Polybia sp. (Hymenoptera, Vespidae), and Musca sp. (Diptera, Muscidae).

Keywords:

Chapada Diamantina, Clusia, floral resource, flowers, resin

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2019)

Published:

2019-02-04

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Marinho, L. C., & Corrêa, M. M. (2019). Records of floral visitors to Clusia melchiorii (Clusiaceae) from the Fumaça waterfall trail, Bahia, Brazil. Natureza Online, 17(1), 028–031. Retrieved from https://naturezaonline.com.br/revista/article/view/440

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