Yes it is Macrosolen capitellatus. Holes pierced by the sunbirds can be seen at the base of corolla, this small jerk flick-opens the lobes and spreads the pollen. The flowers are known to be exploding type. They can be made to 'explode' by pressing/crushing the pink tip of flowers which are about to open. The sunbirds do not insert their beaks from the top of the loranthus flowers to take nectar. The flowerpeckers peck at the berries of loranthus and not at the flowers. At least with loranthus flowers the roles of these two birds do not match their names. Regards, Shrikant
On Mar 21, 7:07 pm, Pravin Kawale <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Is it Dendrophthoe trigona? > Pl valdate > Location : Phansad WLS Maharashtra > Date/Time:21Mar,2010 7.30 am > Habitat :Moist deciduous forest > Plant Habit :Large parasitic shrub > Leaves Type:opposite elliptic > Inflorescence Type:in axillary cymes > Flowers Size:3-5 cm > Thanks in advance > > -- > Pravin > > Dendrophthoe trigona 1.JPG > 122KViewDownload > > Dendrophthoe trigona 2.JPG > 123KViewDownload > > D.trigona 3.JPG > 103KViewDownload > > D.trigona 4.JPG > 211KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
