%0 Journal Article
%T Pollination and breeding system in Adesmia bijuga Phil. (Fabaceae), a critically endangered species in Central Chile Polinizaci車n y sistema reproductivo en Adesmia bijuga Phil. (Fabaceae), una especie en peligro cr赤tico en Chile central
%A PERSY G車MEZ P
%A DlANA LlLLO
%A ALEJANDRA V GONZ芍LEZ
%J Gayana. Botanica
%D 2012
%I Universidad de Concepci車n
%X Adesmia bijuga Phil. is an endemic shrub in central Chile, classified as a critically endangered species of plant. After more than 100 years since its original description by R. A. Philippi (1884), the species was rediscovered exclusively in two locations of the Maule Region. One of them, Fundo San Pedro-Las Ca as, is close to extinction with a low number of shrubs, occurring in a disturbed habitat due to plantations of Pinus radiata. This study examined the pollination biology and breeding system of A. bijuga in order to explain their small number of shrubs. We estimated composition of pollinator species attracted to flowers and visitation rates. In order to describe its breeding system in A. bijuga we used manipulated treatments to estimate autonomous self-pollination, level of reproductive assurance and pollen limitation. The results of this study indicate that only pollinators from the order Hymenoptera visit A. bijuga. The pollinator assemblage did not show temporary variation during the flowering season, with Bombus dahlbomii as its most frequent visitor. A. bijuga showed a mixed mating system that involves both cross- and self- pollination. The fruit set ranges from 20% to 60% in the absence or presence of pollinators, respectively. This selfing ability would provide reproductive assurance when pollinators fail. The taxon showed ability of asexual formation of seeds without the occurrence of fertilization by agamospermy. Supplemental outcross pollen did not increase female reproductive success, suggesting that the species is not pollen limited. All these factors may help to explain how this species has been able to survive over time in a small and isolated population. Finally, this work discusses how the results of our study can be applied to future A. bijuga conservation measures. Adesmia bijuga Phil. es una especie arbustiva end谷mica de Chile central, clasificada como especie en peligro cr赤tico. Despu谷s de m芍s de 100 a os desde su descripci車n original por R.A. Philippi (1884), la especie fue redescubierta exclusivamente en dos localidades de la Regi車n del Maule. Una de ellas, en el Fundo San Pedro-Las Ca as, se encuentra cercana a la extinci車n, en un h芍bitat perturbado debido a plantaciones de Pinus radiata. Este estudio examin車 la biolog赤a de la polinizaci車n y el sistema reproductivo de A.bijuga, que podr赤an explicar su restringido n迆mero de plantas. Se estim車 la composici車n de polinizadores atra赤dos por las flores y la tasa de visita. Con el objetivo de caracterizar el sistema reproductivo en A. bijuga se realizaron tratamientos manipulativos
%K Especie en peligro cr赤tico
%K Adesmia bijuga
%K polinizaci車n
%K sistema reproductivo
%K tasa de visita
%K Critically endangered species
%K Adesmia bijuga
%K pollination
%K breeding system
%K visitation rate
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