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ReviewThe New phytologist2025

The developmental basis of floral nectary diversity and evolution.

Irene T Liao, Yan Gong, Elena M Kramer, Lachezar A Nikolov

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Review in The New phytologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Irene T Liao *Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2904-4117
Yan Gong *Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Elena M KramerDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5757-1088
Lachezar A NikolovDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1594-6416

Funding

Directorate for Biological Sciences DBI - 2010944Directorate for Biological Sciences IOS-2128195Directorate for Biological Sciences IOS-2305493
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nectar is a central bridge between angiosperms and animal mutualists. It is produced by specialized structures termed nectaries, which can be found on different plant organs. Consumption of floral nectar by pollinators and the subsequent transfer of pollen contribute to the reproductive success of both angiosperms and their pollinators. Floral nectaries have evolved many times independently, feature diverse structural organizations, and produce nectars with various compositions, which cater to a wide range of pollinators. While the nectary and its nectar have been documented for two millennia, many aspects of nectary biology are still unknown. Recent advances in genetics, genomics, and comparative analyses across diverse species have accelerated our understanding of floral nectary structures and the genetic circuits behind their formation and evolution. In this review, we summarize the recent breakthroughs in nectary research and provide a macroevolutionary framework of floral nectary evolution, focusing on the genetic mechanisms that drive nectary development and shape nectary diversity.

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BiodiversityBiological EvolutionFlowersPlant NectarMagnoliopsidaPollinationPlant NectarAquilegiaArabidopsiscomparative developmentCRABS CLAWmonocotsnectarysecretion

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PMCPMC12095991

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