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, 35—38

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Flower-i sect Visitor I teracio : Case Study
o Rhodode dro i u datu Sleu er i Bali Bota ic Garde
Fa id Kus a to o*
Bali Bota i Garde —I do esia I situte of S ie e, Ca diku i g-Baturii, Ta a a , Bali
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ARTICLE INFO

ABSTRACT

Ari le histor :
Re ei ed / /

Re ei ed i e ised fo
A epted / /

The Rhodode dro -i se t elaio ship
/

Ho e e , i fo

/

as

uite

ell studied i
et ee

DOI:

D osophilidae, a d Teph iidae. The esult of this stud


o se i g i se t isitaio to the lo e of R. i u datu
dete
.

as o du ted

i e its f e ue

isited

ai l

. Stud

Chr sopa sp., as

. I troducio
is a Ge us that o tai s
Ji g et al.,


eauiful a d di e se lo e s olo a d shape Paul et al.,
s et al.,

. Flo e s shape a d olo

ei g thought as the esult of o-e oluio
a d its

isito s. E e

ate

ei g

as o du ted

hou a da a d epeated fo

I fo

I do esia

e

i Bali Bota i Ga de

ai l

as dissi ila

isited

a

ith the p e ious stud of

oths.

as polli ated


als a d

i e

a i al ta a,

i ds Geo gia

et al.,

aio

ega di g lo e -i se t elaio ships fo

Rhodode dro , ho e e ,

as li ited. Ste e s

suggested that ased o its lo e


o phologi al featu es, Papua esia Rhodode dro

et ee lo e

as

e s of the Vespidae, Cu ulio idae, Mus idae,

a d Ste e s

as lo g

ii ized e e tl , this

i e

.

. The ge us


is e o o i all i po ta t as o a e tal pla ts due to its
; Gi

ell as

i ludi g t o

o e tha

as

Sleu e

al ulai g the Visitaio Rate VR of ea h isito ta a to

lo e , sho ed that it

Rhodode dro

fo


esult sho ed that R. i u datu

hite-lo e ed Rhodode dro , hi h as

spe ies of E i a eae Fa il

he isphe e.

Rhodode dro i u datu

olle ted i Bali Bota i Ga de a d its lo e - isii g i se t. The stud
da s. Data a al sis

/jt

o the

aio o the lo e -i se t elaio ship of the I do esia Rhodode dro


li ited. This stud ai s to i d the i te a io

Ke ords:
E -situ o se aio
I do esia
I se t isitaio
Papua
.

the

polli ated

i ds,

oths a d

as

ute lies. Joli et


o ept as sill ade uate to u de sta d lo al di e sii aio

suppo ted this lai

stai g that at Mt. Wilhe , ed-

Fe ste et al.,

lo e ed Rhodode dro

e e polli ated

s e ted Rhodode dro

as polli ated

.

So e e e t studies i di ated that Rhodode dro

lo e s p ope ies

ee i

o espo de e

polli ato o ga is s. The stud of R. se i ar atu
po i u
Bo

e ealed that

oth spe ies e ui es

e e t stud

ith thei
a d R.

u

le ee

us to help it polli ate. Mo phologi al p ope ies of R.

se i ar atu

lo e s e a les the

ee’s

od

to ha e

o ta t ith the a the a d polle , thus i di e tl fa ilitai g
polli aio of this spe ies O o et al.,
A othe stud i R. rei ulatu
out that lo e s of
H
Mea

a d R.

; Stout,
a rosepalu

oth spe ies

e opte a, Lepidopte a a d Dipte a

ee

.
fou d

isited

Sugiu a,

.

hile, the stud of R. lo igeru , a o ithophilous

I do esia

ha k oths. Mo e

ega di g lo e -i se t

Rhodode dro , o

a se t, espe iall

ou

lo e s

ith its i se t

Ga de . The esult of this stud
i fo

aio

elaio ships fo

est k o ledge,

fo e -situ Rhodode dro

stud ai s to u de sta d the i te a io
i u datu

i ds, hile hite

as

spe ies. This

et ee e -situ R.

isito i

Bali Bota i

as e pe ted to gi e

ega di g the i te a io of R. i u datu

i e -situ o se aio site, ith its isii g i se ts.

go

J. Trop. Biodi . Biote h., Vol.

, 35—38

. Material a d Methods

The al ulaio

. . Ti e a d Stud Site

a e age of VR u

The stud
u se

e

at the

u it of Bali Bota i Ga de . The u se

as o du ted i Septe

as lo ated

a out

ete s a o e sea le el. R. i u datu

the u se

as p efe ed tha the o e g o

e ause it
ai l

go

i

i the ield

the Bota i

Ga de

isito s that

a

ha e

afe ted isito i se t.

e fo

espe i e i se t ta a

. Result a d Discussio
. . R. i u datu

lo e

R. i u datu

as epo ted to e lo e i g egula l

t i e a ea A ge t,
the o ollas

. We sta ted ou o se aio

i u datu

as o du ted usi g t o spe i e s of R.

ith a essio

u

e E

, olle ted f o

the Napua Dist i t, Ja a ija a Rege
I do esia i

.

Rhodode dro of Ne

as a

Gui ea isla d. It elo ged to the Su

is a te est ial sh u that a g o

height. The lea es e e da k g ee a d
the lo e s

ee

e de i

A ge t,

. R.

up to

et

ith lightl

sta i g f o

the edge of the

he

oadl ellipi , hile

. . Data Colle io
of

lo e s f o

et ee

.

-

.

o se i g i se t

th ee i lo es e es of R.
as o du ted fo a hou e e

WITA. This espe i e i e

sele ted e ause du i g the o se aio i se ts
isii g R. i u datu

as

e e fou d

o l at this a ge of i es. No i se t

as e ou te ed efo e a d
a d di e sit

as de eased oth i

u

. . R. i u datu

i e da s

he

the e

as

o

pe iod

as e ded

o e i se t isit the

i lo es e e. I se t isito dei iio follo i g Spa k a et
al.
a

as all i se t that o du i g di e t o ta t
pa t of R. i u datu

lo e s. I se ts

of lo e s isited, a d the i se t isito
i se t a i it

du i g its

isit i

u

lo e

e

ith

e e the

do u e ted a d ide iied u il its Fa il o Ge us, u

dete

e

as ou ted,
as

oted to

i e the i se t polli ai g pote ial.

Data a al sis
Rate VR to dete

i e

al ulated Visitaio

ost f e ue t i se t

isito . VR

ula fo ea h i se t ta a follo i g Spa k a et al.

o phologi al

as g ouped as hite, lo g, tu ula a d
. Polli aio of this t pe of

lo e s as usuall helped

oths,

fa il

Ste e s,

suppo ted

ai l f o

; C ut ell,

Spi a

Sphi gidae

. This state e t

hi h stated that f ag a tl

lo e ed R. is osu

as at its

the ight to at a t its

oth polli ato .

Neu opte a ,

as
hite

ost pleasa t s elt du i g

Du i g the stud , lo e s of R. i u datu
si ta a of i se ts,

as isited

a el Chr sopa sp. Ch sopidae,

Vespidae

H

e opte a ,

Cu ulio idae

Coleopte a , Mus idae, D osophilidae, a d Teph iidae
Dipte a . F o
highest VR

all those i se t ta a, Chr sopa sp. holds the
u

D osophilidae
Fig.

e of

to the lo e
isit ould

,

ith VR u

. Highe VR u

e

follo ed
e

,

ea s

Mus idae a d

a d ,

espe i el

o e isitaio f e ue

espe i e i se t ta a. The

o e f e ue t

ea that espe i e i se t ta a had

i se t ut also feed o polle

ight e the easo
as o du ted

. Based o its

f ag a t lo e s C a e ,

p edato

as as follo :

; C ut ell,

as afe ted

o phologi al featu e

to polli ate the lo e s. Adult Chr sopa spp.

. . Data A al sis

fo

lo e s isito

Rhodode dro a d polli ato i te a io

e

efo e i all disappea ed at the e d of the

espe i e i e a ge. The o se aio

as

o e as fou d o the te th da .

featu e R. i u datu

i u datu . The o se aio

ate

o olla. The odo

,

as also d ied up. At the i e

so e fa to s su h as lo e s

as o du ted

o

o olla sta ted to d , the isito de eased u il i all

Ste e s,

da

su st ates. At the e d of the

disappea ed, a d the sig a

hite, t u pet-shaped a d had a pleasa t

Data olle io

as slightl

i

s e t.

isito

si k

i g of
hite i

o se aio , the o ollas d ied up, the olo tu ed

, Papua P o i e of

R. i u datu

Ge us Vire a a d Sipho o ire a se io
i u datu

e e full ope , f esh,

olo s a d p odu ed a pleasa t odo . The sig a

The stud

he

e e i full a thesis pe iod. At the egi

the o se aio the o ollas
. . Pla t Mate ial

as the

al ulated at the e d of the o se aio .

as less e posed to a th opologi al distu a e,

fo

as epeated i ea h o se aio da s, a

as ot o l a

Bozsik,

lo e s uite i te si el .

e io ed ees a d ute lies

diu al polli ato s of

e e the

hite, s e ted Rhodode dro lo e s.

Ho e e , o e of those ta a as isii g R. i u datu
the stud . The dife e e
dife e t e i o

. This

h i this stud , adult Chr sopa sp. as

fou d isii g R. i u datu
Spi a

o e ha e

ight happe

e tal o diio

du i g

e ause the e

et ee e -situ ha itat,

as

J. Trop. Biodi . Biote h., Vol.
su h as the Bota i Ga de , a d the atu al ha itat he e R.
i u datu

as o igi ated. Ha itat dife e e aused the

lo e i g pla t to i te a t
Ri ha dso et al.

ith dife e t i se t ta a.

stated that to e a le to esta lish

itself, i t odu ed pla t spe ies
utualis
i

its

e

elaio ship

ust

e a le to fo

ep odu io p o ess a d i tu
i di ates that R. i u datu

ould ha pe pla t

afe ted the pla t su i al

a d dispe sal i its e e i o

e t Stout,

ade di e t o ta t

a d sig a. Mea
o l

ith oth the a the

hile the othe i se t isito s

e e fou d

alki g o the outside pa t of the o ollas a d does ’t

ake a

o ta t

ith the a the a d sig a. This eha io

ight e a le oth Chr sopa sp. a d Vespidae to i di e tl

ith i dige ous polli ato o ga is s

ha itat. Failu e to do so

o ollas, a d thus

, 35—38

. This stud

ight al ead ha e i te a ted

t a spo t R. i u datu

polle

to its sig a. Ho e e ,

polli ato pote ial of oth ta a i

R. i u datu

as sill

eeded to e fu the assessed e ause Chr sopa spp.
epo ted to feed o polle
Vespidae as ’t Bozsik,

as

hile V. elui a igrithora of
; Ue o,

.

ith the i dige ous i se t of Bali Bota i Ga de .

Figure . Chr sopa Sp. Walked i a d out of R. i u datu

Flo e s.

. Co clusio
Figure . Visitaio Rate VR u e of i se t ta a isii g R.
i u datu lo e s du i g the o se aio

. . R. i u datu

I se t Visito Polli ato Pote ial i Bali

Bota i Ga de
A o di g to Stout

, a

o ga is

ould

e

atego ized as t ue polli ato if the espe i e o ga is s
e e a le to oth pi ked polle f o

a the s a d deposited

it to the o e t sig a. So e fa to s afe ted isito to
e o e a t ue polli ato o ga is , i ludi g isito
a d its
e ta

eha io
Stout,

fa ilitated

he

the o ga is s gathe ed polle

; Stout,

a p edato

od size

. Polli aio

ould also e

i se t. Co opet i se t De

as suggested ot o l se e as p edato

apte a

ut also polli ato

i se t due to its a i it a ou d o o ut lo e s that
Co opet a le to a

o

ade

polle to sig a Rah a a d Sali ,

. A othe e a ple of polli ato pote ial of p edato
i se t

as fou d i Vespa elui a igrithora . Ue o

suggested that V.

elui a

igrithora ,

ight

e helpi g

polli aio p o ess of so e lo e i g pla t spe ies e ause
the

uee s a d

o ke s of this

asp

e e ote

fou d

isii g lo e s of the sa e pla t spe ies i a si gle t ip

ith

O se i g i se t a i it a d eha io du i g its isit is
a to dete

Bota i
lo e

Ga de

i e its pote ial i

helpi g polli aio

p o ess. This stud fou d that o l Chr sopa sp. Fig. . a d
asp elo g to Vespidae,

ee

alki g i a d out of the

as al ead

isito s, p o ed

i te a ted

li ed i Bali

ith i dige ous

the dife e t i se t isito spe ies

fou d et ee this a d p e ious studies. Fu the stud
eeded to dete

as

i e ho the dife e e ould ha e afe ted

polli aio e olog of R. i u datu
ould help

i Bali Bota i Ga de .

That i fo

aio

i u datu

o du ted i Bota i Ga de .

o se aio

ate pt of R.

Ack owledg e t
The
Lu

ite

ould like to e p ess its g aitude to I hsa

a a I d a Put a, Agu g Ku ia a a d T i Wa se o fo

all the help o i se t ide ii aio , dis ussio , a d lite atu e.
G aitude as also add essed to the a o
e e o e

ous e ie e a d

ho helped a d gi es i alua le i puts du i g the

stud to pe fe t this

a us ipt.

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of Su ge us Vire a. The

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polle i its od .
o e

This stud suggested that R. i u datu

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