The Floral Biology of Eschweilera Tenuifolia (O
Article Buds, Bugs and Bienniality: The Floral Biology of Eschweilera tenuifolia (O. Berg) Miers in a Black-Water Flooded Forest, Central Amazonia Adrian A. Barnett 1,2,3,4,*, Sarah A. Boyle 5 , Natalia M. Kinap 6, Tereza Cristina dos Santos-Barnett 7, Thiago Tuma Camilo 8 , Pia Parolin 9, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade 10 and Bruna M. Bezerra 1 1 Department of Zoology, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50670-420 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; brunamb1234@gmail.com 2 Department of Botany, National Amazon Research Institute, 69067-375 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 3 Department of Biology, Amazonas Federal University, 69077-000 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 4 Department of Life Sciences, Roehampton University, London SW15 5PJ, UK 5 Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN 38112, USA; sarahannboyle@gmail.com 6 Amazon Mammals Research Group, National Amazon Research Institute, 69067-375 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; nataliakinap@gmail.com 7 Department of Nutrition, Manaus Central University-FAMETRO, 69050-000 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; terezacristina1996@gmail.com 8 Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Amazonas, 69077-000 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; thiagotumaa@gmail.com 9 Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants (BEE), University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; piaparolin@gmx.de 10 Ecology, Monitoring and Sustainable Use of Wetlands Research Group (MAUA), National Amazon Research Institute, 69067-375 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; maitepp@inpa.gov.br * Correspondence: adrian.barnett1@gmail.com Received: 23 September 2020; Accepted: 14 November 2020; Published: 25 November 2020 Abstract: Research Highlights: Our study establishes the biennial nature of flowering intensity as a life-time energy-conserving strategy; we show unexpectedly high flower:fruit ratios despite extensive predation of buds and flowers by insect larvae; ‘selective’ bud abortion may be a key annual energy-saving strategy.
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