RE: Nep pollinator

From: Hermann Wistuba (hermann@wistuba.com)
Date: Wed Aug 09 2000 - 08:56:32 PDT


Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 17:56:32 +0200
From: "Hermann Wistuba" <hermann@wistuba.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2409$foo@default>
Subject: RE: Nep pollinator

Hello Michael,

if the wind would be the normal pollinator, there would
be no necessity for the very strong smell that both- male
and female- flowers only at night give off. There must be
an animal pollinator that is active only at night( moth or bug ).

Hermann

-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of MCATALANI@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 4:47 PM
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<< On a related note, I have male Neps blooming all the time and I don't
ever
 see any insects around the flowers. Anybody know what the likely
 pollinators could be? Could this be a night flying moth or fly?

 Tom in Fl >>
The unknown pollinator could possibly be wind itself. The female Nep flowers
have very sticky receptors that are apparntly capable of catching windblown
pollen.

Michael Catalani



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