Table 1.
Pollen viability and results of fruit set (%) in 11 species of neotropical Malpighiaceae from a semi‐deciduous forest in south‐eastern Brazil, after emasculation, and self‐, cross‐ and open pollinations
| Pollen | Compatibility | Self‐pollination | Cross‐ | Open pollination | ||||
| Species | n | viability (%) | system | Emasculation | spontaneous | hand | pollination | (control) |
| Banisteriopsis adenopoda | 6 | 89 | SC | 0 (0/63) | 2·5 (4/159) | 24·5 (42/171) | 16·7 (25/150) | 8·9 (20/225) |
| B. lutea | 3 | 57 | SC | 0 (0/87) | 5·5 (2/36) | 1·8 (1/54) | ||
| B. muricata | 3 | 84 | SC | 0 (0/66) | 1·7 (2/117) | 38·0 (16/42) | 2·7 (3/108) | |
| B. pubipetala | 1 | 22 | AG | 42·5 (51/120) | 18·0 (26/144) | |||
| Dicella bracteosa | 12 | 85 | SI | 0 (0/42) | 0 (0/45) | 5·2 (2/38) | 0 (0/41) | |
| Mascagnia anisopetala | 10 | 87 | SC | 1·7 (2/117) | 0·7 (2/261) | 3·3 (6/183) | 4·0 (8/198) | |
| M. cordifolia | 8 | 77 | SI | 0 (0/36) | 42·8 (18/42) | 0 (0/57) | ||
| M. sepium | 6 | 73 | SI | 0 (0/36) | 0 (0/9) | 11·7 (6/51) | ||
| Stigmaphyllon lalandianum | 14 | 91 | SI | 0 (0/45) | 0 (0/117) | 7·6 (8/105) | 4·9 (8/162) | |
| Tetrapterys guilleminiana | 5 | 74 | SC | 0 (0/90) | 13·0 (9/69) | 5·2 (3/57) | 3·3 (4/120) | |
| T. phlomoides | 1 | 87 | SC | 0 (0/60) | 12·9 (17/132) | 5·9 (96/102 | ||
Figures in parentheses indicate the number of samaras matured/carpels (fruits/functional carpels for Dicella bracteosa) used in each treatment.
n = number of individuals per species; SC = self‐compatible, SI = self‐incompatible, AG = agamospermous.