Pollination in Lilium sargentiae (Liliaceae) and the first confirmation of long-tongued hawkmoths as a pollinator niche in Asia

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	Pollination in Lilium sargentiae (Liliaceae) and the first confirmation of long-tongued hawkmoths as a pollinator niche in Asia
	Liu, Chang-Qiu 1,2; Sun, Hang3
刊名	JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
	2019
卷号	57 期号:1 页码:81-88
关键词	Agrius convolvuli floral adaptation hawkmoth pollination Lilium sargentiae plant-pollinator interaction pollination biology
ISSN号	1674-4918
英文摘要	The geographical distribution of pollinators is an important factor determining the biogeographical pattern of floral evolution and diversification. In Africa, a guild of plant species has converged in a floral syndrome for pollination by long-tongued hawkmoths (predominantly Agrius convolvuli). It is hypothesized that such floral convergence could track the geographical distribution of long-tongued hawkmoths, so it may not be confined to Africa. We investigated the pollination biology of Lilium sargentiae E. H. Wilson, which is endemic to China and exhibits traits suggestive of long-tongued hawkmoth pollination. Lilium sargentiae was visited by A. convolvuli as well as small beetles (Nitidulidae) but pollination was mostly or totally effected by the moth. It was consistent with other hawkmoth-pollinated plants in terms of floral tube length, nectar traits, tepal reflectance, and scent composition. We present the first experimental evidence for the hypothesis proposed above and for hawkmoth pollination in the widespread and ornamentally and economically important genus Lilium L. in a natural habitat. Our findings imply that long-tongued hawkmoths (especially the extremely widespread A. convolvuli) as a distinctive pollinator niche may have underlain the evolution of long-tubed (>8 cm) flowers across different continents.
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2017YFC0505200] ; Major Program of NSFC[31590823] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31400167] ; Basic Expenses for Scientific Research of Guangxi Academy of Sciences, China[2017YJJ23014]
语种	英语
资助机构	National Key Research and Development Program of China ; Major Program of NSFC ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Basic Expenses for Scientific Research of Guangxi Academy of Sciences, China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/64379]
专题	昆明植物研究所_中国科学院东亚植物多样性与生物地理学重点实验室
通讯作者	Sun, Hang
作者单位	1.Guangxi Inst Bot, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Reg, Guilin 541006, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Guilin 541006, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Key Lab Plant Divers & Biogeog East Asia, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Chang-Qiu,Sun, Hang. Pollination in Lilium sargentiae (Liliaceae) and the first confirmation of long-tongued hawkmoths as a pollinator niche in Asia[J]. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION,2019,57(1):81-88.
APA	Liu, Chang-Qiu,&Sun, Hang.(2019).Pollination in Lilium sargentiae (Liliaceae) and the first confirmation of long-tongued hawkmoths as a pollinator niche in Asia.JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION,57(1),81-88.
MLA	Liu, Chang-Qiu,et al."Pollination in Lilium sargentiae (Liliaceae) and the first confirmation of long-tongued hawkmoths as a pollinator niche in Asia".JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION 57.1(2019):81-88.