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Sesbania grandiflora ‘Alba’ – flowers and pollination
19 Sep 2018

Sesbania grandiflora ‘Alba’ – flowers and pollination

by BESG | posted in: Plants, Pollination, Videography | 2

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, slender and elongated fruits and compound leaves with small, oblong … Continued

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Male and male eclipse Olive-backed Sunbirds taking nectar from Musa ornate flowers
29 Aug 2018

Male and male eclipse Olive-backed Sunbirds taking nectar from Musa ornate flowers

by BESG | posted in: Morphology-Develop., Pollination, Sunbirds | 0

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, appears less attractive in its yellow underside and a blue-black … Continued

Olive-backed Sunbird
Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme): 4.  Gnats and ants
7 Jan 2018

Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme): 4. Gnats and ants

by BESG | posted in: Plants, Pollination, Videography | 0

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 documented these flies entering and exiting the base of the … Continued

Rodent Tuber
Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme): 3.  Pollination
15 Dec 2017

Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme): 3. Pollination

by BESG | posted in: Pollination, Videography | 0

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) totally covered by a large bract (spathe). As the inflorescence … Continued

Rodent Tuber
Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme): 2. A cloud of tiny insects
12 Dec 2017

Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme): 2. A cloud of tiny insects

by BESG | posted in: Plants, Pollination, Videography | 0

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 I saw was a mass of crawling tiny insects inside … Continued

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