蚂蚁在高山鸟巢兰中的传粉作用-JournalofSystematicsandEvolution.PDF

植物分类学报 46 (6): 836–846 (2008) doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1002.2008.08044 Journal of Systematics and Evolution (formerly Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica) 蚂蚁在高山鸟巢兰中的传粉作用 1,4 1,3 * 2 2 2 王淳秋 罗毅波 台永东 安德军 寇 勇 1(系统与进化植物学国家重点实验室, 中国科学院植物研究所 北京 100093) 2( 四川省黄龙国家级风景名胜区管理局 黄龙 624000) 3(全国兰科植物种质资源保护中心 深圳 518114) 4( 中国科学院研究生院 北京 100049) Ants pollinate Neottia listeroides (Orchidaceae) in Sichuan, China 1,4Chun-Qiu WANG 1,3Yi-Bo LUO* 2Yong-Dong TAI 2De-Jun AN 2Yong KOU 1(State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China) 2(Huanglong Administration of National Scenic Spot, Huanglong, Sichuan 624000, China) 3(The National Orchid Conservation Center, Shenzhen 518114, China) 4(Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China) Abstract Ant-plant interaction is widespread, common and diverse in terrestrial ecosystems, but ants acting as pollinators are uncommon. Here we present a study conducted in Huanglong Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China, showing that ants of Formicidae, Leptothoras sp. and Paratrechina sp., are principle pollinators of Neottia listeroides (Orchidaceae). The two ant species accounted for dominant floral visitors and transferred most pollinia in the orchid, compared to the role of other insect visitors. The flowering period of N. listeroides in the studied population lasted about 40 days,