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SUBMITTER: Stpiczynska M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4243647 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of botany. 20030612 2
Flowering and nectar secretion were studied in Platanthera chlorantha in two years. Nectar was secreted and accumulated in this orchid's spur, originating from part of the labellum. The nectary spur was, on average, 32 mm long. It produced 6.86 micro l nectar in 1999 and 7.84 micro l in 2000. The number of flowers per inflorescence and the volume of nectar secreted per flower were not correlated. Nectar secretion and flower longevity differed depending on pollination and flower position in the i ...[more]