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Nectar

Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide herbivore protection. Common nectar-consuming pollinators include mosquitoes, hoverflies…

Floral nectaries, Extrafloral nectaries & Components

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Floral nectaries

TissueElaiophoresReceptacleHypanthiumTepals
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Extrafloral nectaries

Prunus aviumPrunus africanaLeafPetioleLeaf venation
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Components

SucroseGlucoseFructosePhytochemicalsCarbohydrates
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Overview

ViscousSugarLiquidPlantsFlowers
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Etymology

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Similar attractive substances

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Nectar

Nodes153
Edges152
Triples56
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013072
Components1

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Nectar

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related to Extrafloral nectaries · 13
Nectar → Acacia, Among, Euphorbiaceae, Extrafloral, Fabaceae, Foraging, Hibiscus, In, Like, Piperaceae, The, They, While
related to Components · 9
Nectar → California, Carbohydrates, In, Neurotoxins, Researchers, The, The Nicotiana, US, Utah
related to External links · 8
Nectar → Economy, Hummingbird Plants Database Archived, July, News, Overview, Problems, Trade, Wayback Machine
related to Similar attractive substances · 7
Nectar → Elaiophores, In, Narcissus, Ophrys, Osmophores, Platanthera, Some
related to Etymology · 4
Nectar → AD, Greek, Some, The
is a · 2
Nectar → economically important substance as it is the sugar source for honey.Nectar is also useful in agriculture and horticulture because the adult stages of some predatory insects fee…, viscous
related to Floral nectaries · 2
Nectar → Nectaries, The
related to Secretion · 2
Nectar → After, The
see also · 1
Nectar → American

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nectaries also species floral extrafloral pollinators plants plant may flowers insects attract wasps tissue angiosperms different common often source vascular

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Nectaris aviscous0.90text
Nectaris aeconomically important substance as it is the sugar source for honey.Nectar is also useful in agriculture and horticulture because the adult stages of some predatory insects fee…0.90text
hummingbirdsinstance ofand vertebrates0.80text
batsinstance ofand vertebrates0.80text
certain fliesinstance ofIn flowers that are generally pollinated by a long-tongued organism0.80text
mothsinstance ofIn flowers that are generally pollinated by a long-tongued organism0.80text
butterfliesinstance ofIn flowers that are generally pollinated by a long-tongued organism0.80text
and birdsinstance ofIn flowers that are generally pollinated by a long-tongued organism0.80text
nectaries in the ovaries are common because they are able to reach the nectar reward when pollinatinginstance ofIn flowers that are generally pollinated by a long-tongued organism0.80text
that of the California buckeyeinstance ofNeurotoxins such as aesculin are present in some nectars0.80text
Nectarrelated to ComponentsThe0.60section
Nectarrelated to ComponentsIn0.60section

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