Can floral nectars reduce transmission of Leishmania?
Fig 2
Concentrations of chlorogenic acid in nectar and pollen in comparison with inhibitory concentrations for Leishmania.
Points represent median concentrations from species with detectable chlorogenic acid (sampled in [40]). Horizontal lines show published IC50 values [51,52]. Sampled plant species (labeled by genus) were Dicentra eximia, Penstemon digitalis, Rhododendron prinophyllum, Malus domestica, Vaccinium corymbosum, Cucurbita pepo, Persea americana, and Geranium maculatum. For Vaccinium, "cult" refers to cultivars and "wild" refers to wild plants.