Self-Incompatibility in Devil's Potato (Echites umbellatus Jacq., Apocynaceae) May Explain Why Few Flowers Set Fruit

S Koptur, AS Primoli, I Valdes, M Nusrat - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Echites umbellatus is a plant with tubular white flowers that are pollinated
by hawkmoths. Few fruits are produced in nature, so we investigated the breeding system of …

A fishing expedition to discover the pollinators of several subtropical Apocynaceae

S Koptur, B Barrios, I Valdes… - Applications in Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Flowers of the Apocynaceae (milkweed family) have complex structures and
pollination mechanisms. Pollen removal and deposition in Angadenia, Pentalinon, and …