Xanthosoma hylaeae explained
Xanthosoma hylaeae is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to western South America and northern Brazil.[1] A night-bloomer, it uses a variety of scents to attract its pollinators, scarab beetles in the tribe Cyclocephalini.[2]
Notes and References
- 269320-2 . Xanthosoma hylaeae Engl. & K.Krause . 1 March 2022 .
- Novel Floral Scent Compounds from Night-Blooming Araceae Pollinated by Cyclocephaline Scarabs (Melolonthidae, Cyclocephalini) . 2019 . Maia . Artur Campos D. . Grimm . Christopher . Schubert . Mario . Etl . Florian . Gonçalves . Eduardo Gomes . Do Amaral Ferraz Navarro . Daniela Maria . Schulz . Stefan . Dötterl . Stefan . Journal of Chemical Ecology . 45 . 2 . 204–213 . 10.1007/s10886-018-1018-1 . 30229355 . 6469606 . 2019JCEco..45..204M .