Aloe inconspicua: The first record of an exclusively insect-pollinated aloe

South African Journal of Botany - Tập 74 - Trang 606-612 - 2008
A.L. Hargreaves1,2, L.D. Harder1, S.D. Johnson2
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
2School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa

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