Pollination Systems of Palms (Arecaceae)
A review is given of pollination systems in the palm family (Arecaceae).Pollination studies of 149 species (6% of the total number) in 60 genera (33% of the total number) are reviewed.The majority of these studies (75%) are of Neotropical palms.In the sample of 149 species, approximately 52% are beetle-pollinated, 27% bee-pollinated, 7% fly-pollina