Close-up of the anthers of Gustavia augusta. Photo by S. A. Mori.

• Title

  Close-up of the anthers of Gustavia augusta. Photo by S. A. Mori.

• Creator(s)

  S. A. Mori

• Publisher

  NYBG

• Description

  Close-up of the anthers of Gustavia augusta based on Mori et al. 27390 from coastal French Guiana. The anthers are poricidal and there is a filament stalk between the anthers and the rest of the filament but these features are not easily seen in this image. Gustavia is the only genus of neotrpical Lecythidaceae with poricidal anther dehiscence. The yellow anthers and support of the ovary are thought to be pollen guides, the rewards the bee pollinators seek when they visit the flowers.

• Specimens

  Specimen - 00952116, S. A. Mori 27390, Gustavia augusta L., Lecythidaceae (245.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, French Guiana

• Taxonomy

  Gustavia augusta L.

• Copyright Statement

  Copyright 2009 Scott A. Mori

• Image Type

  Field photograph

• Subject Part

  Anthers

• Thesaurus

  Pollen guide