Floral visitors of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A. Robyns (Malvaceae) on fragment of restinga, Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Carlos Daniel Miranda Ferreira Universidade Estácio de Sá
  • Thayane Braga de Souza Patusco Universidade Estácio de Sá
  • Fábio de Castro Verçoza Universidade Estácio de Sá

Abstract

Floral visitors of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A. Robyns (Malvaceae) in fragment of Restinga, in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro). Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A. Robyns is endemic to Brazil, where it is widely distributed. Its flowers are showy, white and eliminate strong odor (similar to milk fermentation), its anthesis is nocturnal and the flowers are highlighted at the apex of the branches. The present work had as objective to analyze and to list the floral visitors of this species. During the period from January to September 2015 eight individuals were identified and georeferenced located in the Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (ARIE) Formigueiro do Litoral, Saquarema Municipality, RJ. Observations were made during the morning, afternoon and evening periods in a biweekly regime. Flowering occurred from April to September, with few flowers per night (1 to 3 per individual). The opening of the flowers occurred at dusk when they were visited by two species of bat, Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas, 1767) and Glossophaga soricina (Pallas, 1766), as well as two species of Lepidoptera. In the diurnal observations, a total of 18 species were observed visiting the flower pieces, most of which visited exclusively the nectary present on the outer face of the receptacle, and some acted as thieves of nectar and pollen

Keywords:

Bombacoideae, Chiropterophily, Glossophaga, Nectaries, Phyllostomus

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2017)

Published:

2017-01-01

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Ferreira, C. D. M., Patusco, T. B. de S., & Verçoza, F. de C. (2017). Floral visitors of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A. Robyns (Malvaceae) on fragment of restinga, Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro. Natureza Online, 15(1), 41–47. Retrieved from https://naturezaonline.com.br/revista/article/view/85

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