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In Defense of Plants Podcast

Ep. 391 - A Non-Model, Model Plant Group

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Today we are focusing on a strange genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. The Dalechampia can be found growing in tropical forests throughout much of the world. We revisit a 2018 discussion I had with Dr. Scott Armbruster, who has spent his entire academic career using Dalechampia as what he likes to call "a non-mode, model system" for studying the evolutionary ecology of pollinator syndromes. Dalechampia are largely pollinated by resin- and fragrance-collecting bees. Join us for a fascinating dive into this wonderfully weird genus. This episode was produced in part by Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of indefensiveplants.com.

0:05.8

What's up, this is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week?

0:10.1

Today we're revisiting an episode I had back in 2018 in the forests of Costa Rica.

0:15.4

I spoke with Dr. Scott Armbruster, who's studying a genus of plants that produces some

0:19.9

of the most bizarre yet beautiful inflorescences I've ever seen.

0:23.7

We are talking about the genus Dell Shampia, or Dell Campia, tomato potato at this point,

0:28.5

but they're members of the Spurge family, you four BAC, and you can find them in many

0:31.6

tropical forests throughout the world.

0:34.3

For as weird and obscure as this genus can seem to most of us, even those botanically inclined,

0:40.0

they have a lot to teach us about evolution, pollination, and so much more.

0:44.4

That's why Dr. Armbruster has spent his entire career trying to develop them as what

0:48.3

he calls a non-model model system.

0:51.4

This was a really fun conversation and I'm so happy to bring it back to you today.

0:55.5

But before we get to it, I just want to say if you're enjoying this podcast and you

0:58.5

want it to continue, consider supporting the show over at patreon.com slash indefense

1:03.4

of plants because I could not be doing it without all of the wonderful help of my patrons

1:07.5

each and every month.

1:08.8

The show wouldn't exist without them, so consider becoming a patron today.

1:12.4

But on with the show, without further ado, here is my revisited conversation with Dr.

1:16.8

Scott Armbruster.

1:17.8

I hope you enjoy.

1:25.5

How about we start with an intro?

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