*Beautiful photographs.* *P*ollination in lotus is interesting.The lotus increases its temperature to *30 or 36 degree* *celsius*[even if surrounding air is at 5degree]... to extend hospitality to its pollinator beetle. The beetles to fly need to increase its temp to *30 degree celesius* by shivering violently.This requires heat and energy.How much nicer to land on the lotus which is at 30 to 35 degree.The beetle could eat,digest,mate without any work.IT GETS IMPRISONED AT NIGHT....by morning flower opens....it is already pollinated by the beetle..and beetles too had roti,kapada,makan during the cold night...by morning it has enough heat to fly off. so both the lotus and lotus benefit...this is* coevolution.* Usha Desai
On 21 May 2010 16:07, Narendra Joshi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Beautiful flowers ! Thanks for sharing. > > Regards, > Narendra Joshi > > --- On *Mon, 5/17/10, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:35055] Nelumbo nucifea -white lotus > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:33 PM > > > This beautiful flower and fruits of Nelumbao nucifera- white lotus were > seen at Shahpur, Mah., last week of March, '10. > > regards, > Raahida. > -- > 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. > -- 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.
