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![Cavendish inflo emerging [wyc] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Cavendish-inflo-emerging-wyc-2-q8dg54ve7m03tedcd2fpzftun0u1vq7bpwoi4tybu8.jpg "Cavendish inflo emerging [wyc] – 2")
The image above shows two banana plants (Musa ‘Cavindish’), each with a fully developed inflorescence branch. The upper portion bears developing fruits from female flowers. The plant in the foreground […]
![CNBat-Cavendish fl [wyc] - 2 - Version 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CNBat-Cavendish-fl-wyc-2-Version-2-q8dfja4hba33vs44z4czigd1fijtx2fzpqn3g8cui8.jpg "CNBat-Cavendish fl [wyc] – 2 – Version 2")
Two earlier posts documented the visits by Cave Nectar Bats (Eonycteris spelaea) to banana flowers (Musa cultivars) for their nectar LINK 1 and LINK 2. The bat usually circles around […]
![Cavendish male fl [wyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Cavendish-male-fl-wyc-q8dgdwp5zy0g6dml4uyd984q8hldq114xbvndsy1rk.jpg "Cavendish male fl [wyc]")
An early post showed that Cave Nectar Bats (Eonycteris spelaea) prefer male banana flowers that were found at the lower end of the inflorescence branch than the female flowers found […]
![Cavendish inflorescences 020115 pwyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Cavendish-inflorescences-020115-pwyc-q8dgnfs9ah23w1s8hh971bjz24mcrjv5whzvjstcog.jpg "Cavendish inflorescences 020115 pwyc]")
Two of my banana plants (Musa ‘Cavendish’) were flowering on 2nd January 2015 (above). The inflorescence of the older plant had finished putting forth female flowers that were then developing […]
![CNBat-Cavendish-m fl [wyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CNBat-Cavendish-m-fl-wyc-q8df416qg17nji9i0j2v2avuihph1twqy9nj6myrg0.jpg "CNBat-Cavendish-m fl [wyc]")
An earlier post caught the Cave Nectar Bats (Eonycteris spelaea) visiting flowers of the banana plant (Musa ‘Raja’) at the stage when the inflorescence was putting forth male flowers LINK […]
![banana inflo [wyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/banana-inflo-wyc-q8dgdlf3pxl0b22yyq2ufaz73v4z5nscvs1tmheru8.jpg "banana inflo [wyc]")
The Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis), as mentioned earlier, takes fruits and nectar from various species of plants. The Banana Plant (Musa cultivar) is targeted for the nectar and pollen […]
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