Vol. 75 No. 1 (2020)
Articles

Studies on the Dipterocarpaceae of Borneo, II. Ant stipule-brood sites and extra floral nectary association in saplings of Shorea macrophylla [sect. Pachycarpae] in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Sin Yeng Wong
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia; Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie I, Systematische Botanik und Mykologie, Menzinger Straße 67, 80638 München, Germany
Peter C. Boyce
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department Biologie I, Systematische Botanik und Mykologie, Menzinger Straße 67, 80638 München, Germany

Published 2020-07-01

Keywords

  • Dipterocarpaceae,
  • Shorea Section Pachycarpae,
  • Rubroshorea,
  • Borneo,
  • Sarawak,
  • ants
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How to Cite

Wong , S. Y., & Boyce, P. C. (2020). Studies on the Dipterocarpaceae of Borneo, II. Ant stipule-brood sites and extra floral nectary association in saplings of Shorea macrophylla [sect. Pachycarpae] in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Webbia, 75(1), 29–34. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-8183

Abstract

The presence of stipular and leaf blade extra floral nectaries and associated ant activity, including brood raising within stipules, is reported for saplings of Shorea macrophylla [sect. Pachycarpae] in Kuching Division, Sarawak.