"Sweet but dangerous": nectaries in carnivorous plants

Abstract

In carnivorous plants, two types of nectaries occur: extra-floral nectaries, generally associated with prey luring, and floral ones associated with pollination. Nectar produced by extra-floral nectaries not only attracts prey but may also be involved in trapping prey and plays a role in myrmecophily. The diversity of nectary structure in carnivorous plants reflects complicated evolutionary routes in this unique ecological group.

Keywords

• nectaries
• nectar
• carnivorous plants
• carnivorous syndrome
• osmophores
• pollination