Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Xenogamy (= cross-pollination). Cartoon prepared by S. A. Mori.

A stolon of a grass. Drawing by B. Angell.

Title: Pollination of Gentiana linearis. Photo by C. A. Gracie.

Description: Bumble bee pollination of Gentiana linearis based on Mori et al. 27467 from St. Lawrence Co., New York. Note the bee seeking a nectar reward at the base of this bottle gentian. The bee brings pollen from one plant to another thereby playing a role in the sexual reproduction of this species.

Term:

Reproductive biology

Definition:

In this glossary, all terms that refer to asexual and sexual reproduction in the broadest sense.