Conducting a literature review of the past 31 years, we here present an update of pollinator
observations in Melastomataceae following Renner's seminal work of 1989. The number of …

Melastomataceae stand out for their great variability of stamen traits. Most species in the
family rely on pollen as the sole reward for pollinators and adaptations associated with this …

Premise Floral shape (relative arrangement and position of floral organs) is critical in
mediating fit with pollinators and maximizing conspecific pollen transfer particularly in …

Approximately 20,000 species of flowering plant offer mainly pollen to their pollinators,
generally bees. Stamen dimorphism, a floral trait commonly present in some pollen flowers …

Variations among stamens and styles are widespread in angiosperms. In both heteranthery
and heterostyly, variation in styles and stamens is considered an outcome of selective forces …

The Melastomataceae family, the largest radiation of pollen flowers, has been reported to
offer floral oils exclusively in the Olisbeoideae subfamily. However, species from other …

Marcetieae comprises 20 genera and 163 taxa, mainly of herbs or shrubs, occurring
predominantly in the Neotropics with special richness in Amazonian savannas, Cerrado …

Bat pollination of Dillenia in Fiji, a genus that was presumed to be pollinated by bees, posits
that other Dillenia species may be bat‐pollinated, with implications for conservation and the …