Sesbania grandiflora ‘Alba’ is commonly known as Vegetable Hummingbird, West Indian Pea, Katuday and Turi. It is a fast-growing smallish tree. It is easily recognised by its large white flowers, […]
![SunbirdOB-Musa-tongue [yc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdOB-Musa-tongue-yc-q8dfo40mfmp5jn3jrpiytqhbbsqqh2mc1nbx8f70j4.jpg "SunbirdOB-Musa-tongue [yc]")
The male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) in breeding plumage is distinctive in its iridescent blue-back forehead, throat and breast with a reddish band below. The non-breeding male, or eclipse male, […]
![Typhonium divaricatum fl Araceae [wyc] - 1 (1)](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Typhonium-divaricatum-fl-Araceae-wyc-1-1-q8dgko5d619ppdsyna6qp0p43a9g3mvm6sueogx300.jpg "Typhonium divaricatum fl Araceae [wyc] – 1 (1)")
Part 1: HERE; 2 HERE and 3 HERE. The insects responsible for pollination of Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme) are gnats, specifically Moth Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) LINK and LINK. Video surveillance […]
![Typhonium divaricatum fl Araceae [wyc] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Typhonium-divaricatum-fl-Araceae-wyc-1-q8dfsmmp9yvrc6jce5tfb3g23gh8gpjwc06x9ahwmo.jpg "Typhonium divaricatum fl Araceae [wyc] – 1")
Part 1: HERE; 2 HERE. The inflorescence is a slender tapering structure of about 20 cm long with a bulbous base. It is made up of a flowering spike (spadix) […]
Part 1: Plant HERE. Some time ago, curious to see the flowers inside the bulbous base of the inflorescence of Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme), I broke one open (above). What […]
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