Papilio butterfly vs. hawkmoth pollination explains floral syndrome dichotomy in a clade of Lilium

This dataset contains data described in the paper recently accepted by Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society:“ Liu C-Q, Niu Y, Lu Q-B, Chen Z, Cai B, Fang Y, Gao Y-D. (2021) Papilio butterfly vs. hawkmoth pollination explains floral syndrome dichotomy in a clade of Lilium\".

The Leucolirion  clade of Lilium contains species with either tepal-recurved or trumpet-shaped flowers. We hypothesized that the tepal-recurved flowers  might be pollinated by butterflies and/or birds while the trumpet-shaped flowers might permit visitation by a variety of hawkmoths. Lilium leucanthum has trumpet shaped flowers, and some populations of this species show dark coloration on the floral outer surface, suggesting pollination by mammals. We examined the dependence of reproduction on pollinators by pollen load analysis and pollination experiments. We also analysed floral traits to contrast the two floral syndromes involving different lepidopteran groups.

 

The tepal-recurved lilies delivered pol...