Nice photo Shobha ji! As Parjanya ji says the bird should be a nector robber (if it takes nector from Hedychium) in this context as its beak is much shorter than the corolla tube. Hedychium is pollinated by lepidopterans i.e. butterflies, moths etc. as i understand.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Vijayadas D <[email protected]> wrote: > In malayalam this plant is known as Kalyanasouganthikam > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Parjanya guru <[email protected]>wrote: > >> . Nice pic. of a Nectar robber..! >> >> >> On 3/24/10, shobha chavda <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dear All, >>> Sharing a photo of Purple-rumped Sunbird about to suck nectar from >>> flowers of Hedychium coronarium ( Sontakka in Marathi) in my garden. >>> >>> Shobha >>> >>> -- >>> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Vijayadas D > Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy > Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 > Riyadh -11462 , KSA > > -- > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- With regards R. Vijayasankar National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS-38677, USA. -- 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.
