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angiosperm pollination and coevolution
- In angiosperm: Pollination
Flowers pollinated by bats produce large quantities of nectar and strong fragrances. They generally open only at night, when bats are the most active, and often hang down on long inflorescence stalks, which provide easy access to the nectaries and pollen. Some eucalypts (Eucalyptus) are pollinated by small…
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pollination method
- In pollination: Mammals
Some bat flowers also provide succulent petals or special food bodies to their visitors. Another striking adaptation is that the flowers are often placed on the main trunk or the big limbs of a tree (cauliflory); or, borne on thin, ropelike branches, they dangle beneath the…
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