Botany Nectary and elaiophore work together in flowers of Xylopia aromatica (Annonaceae): structure indicates a role in pollination Journal: Botany Manuscript ID cjb-2020-0090.R3 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the 21-Aug-2020 Author: Complete List of Authors: Paiva, Elder; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Botany Galastri, Natália; Faculdade de Tecnologia de Jahu, Coordenadoria de Meio AmbienteDraft e Recursos Hídricos Oliveira, Denise; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Botânica Keyword: Annonaceae, elaiophore, floral rewards, nectary, Xylopia Is the invited manuscript for consideration in a Special Not applicable (regular submission) Issue? : © The Author(s) or their Institution(s) Page 1 of 28 Botany 1 1 Nectary and elaiophore work together in flowers of Xylopia aromatica (Annonaceae): 2 structure indicates a role in pollination 3 4 Elder Antônio Sousa Paiva1(
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[email protected]) 7 8 1 Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas 9 Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 10 2 Coordenadoria de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos, Faculdade de Tecnologia de Jahu, 11 Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil 12 Draft 13 Short title: Nectary and elaiophore in Xylopia aromatica 14 15 Correspondence 16 E. A. S. Paiva, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. 17 Antonio Carlos 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 18 Phone: +55 31 34092683 19 Fax: +55 31 34092671 20 E-mail:
[email protected] 21 22 23 24 25 © The Author(s) or their Institution(s) Botany Page 2 of 28 2 26 Abstract: Secretory structures that produce floral rewards have been rarely reported for 27 Annonaceae.