Clerodendrum fistulosum (Verbenanceae), an unspecific myrmecophyte from Borneo with spontaneously opening domatia
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- Clerodendrumjistulosum Becc. is a true myrmecophyte as it offers nesting space for ants in hollow intemodes. In contrast to previous reports our investigations proved that these domatia open by themselves, thus providing cavities for a variety of different ant species. In Sarawak, Malaysia, we did not find an obligate relationship between C. jistulosum and a specific ant-partner. For comparison, studies on herbarium material of other Clerodendrum species were carried out a further species, C. deflexum from the Malay Peninsula and SumatraClerodendrumjistulosum Becc. is a true myrmecophyte as it offers nesting space for ants in hollow intemodes. In contrast to previous reports our investigations proved that these domatia open by themselves, thus providing cavities for a variety of different ant species. In Sarawak, Malaysia, we did not find an obligate relationship between C. jistulosum and a specific ant-partner. For comparison, studies on herbarium material of other Clerodendrum species were carried out a further species, C. deflexum from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra presumably also is myrmecophytic.…
| Author: | Ulrich Maschwitz, Brigitte Fiala, Karl Eduard Linsenmair |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-31013 |
| Document Type: | Journal article |
| Faculties: | Fakultät für Biologie / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 1994 |
| Source: | In: Blumea (Leiden) (1994) 39, 1/2, 143-150 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
| Release Date: | 2010/04/27 |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |