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Flowering and fruiting of Aulonemia aristulata: a gynomonoecious woody bamboo species from Atlantic Forest in Brazil

DOI: 10.1590/S0100-84042011000100012

Keywords: floral biology, gregarious flowering, gynomonoecy, protandry, tropical forest.

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aulonemia aristulata (d?ll) mcclure is a lignified bamboo species endemic to brazil. this species occurs in southeastern forests and can reach high density at forest edges, dominating the understory of canopy-disturbed forest patches. the goal of this study was to describe the flowering period, floral biology, fruiting and seedling recruitment of a. aristulata in natural conditions in two areas located in a segment of the atlantic forest. data on the morphology of the synflorescences and florets, timing and sequence of the anthesis events and floral visitors were recorded. natural pollinators (open pollination or control) as well as spontaneous self-pollination were also checked. pollen viability was estimated using the acetocarmine technique. aulonemia aristulata is monocarpic (semelparous) with gregarious flowering. all culms in both studied areas blossomed and fruited between august and november 2007, dying subsequently between december 2007 and april 2008. two types of synflorescences and flowers were observed: terminal with bisexual and protandric florets, with the anthesis lasting for 3-4 days; and axillary, with morphologically bisexual, but functionally female, florets and anthesis lasting for 3-4 days. the latter were also observed in the rhizome of plants whose aerial portion had been removed. the presence of axillary synflorescences with pistillate flowers is described here for the first time in aulonemia species. moreover, this is the first report of gynomonoecy in woody bamboo. fruiting from bisexual florets under natural conditions (35%) was superior to that obtained from bagged synflorescences (11.5%). fruiting from functional female florets was around 20%. pollen viability was on the average of 90%. the results suggest that aulonemia aristulata is anemophilous. the massive bamboo seedling recruitment observed after dieback with the ability to colonize open areas could promote the regeneration of aulonemia aristulata.

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