have been studied. These two species occur as trees in cerrado vegetation, the neotropical
savannas of Central Brazil, with partially sympatric distributions. They have similar
phenology and floral structure, although the flowers of E. pubescens are larger. Both species
have nectar flowers pollinated by large Anthophoridae bees but the main pollinators of each
species differ in size. The species have markedly different breeding systems: late-acting self …