Good and complete set of pictures Mam, Thanks for sharing.
BRS On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Dec 2011 and Jan 2012 > > Sharing images of Spathiphyllum wallisii at a private society at Pune > > Family Araceae > > Common name Peace lily > > Blooms are conical clumps of small flowers borne on a stalk surrounded by > a large white or greenish bract. An individual flower consists of a > central female structure with a stigma at its center and several male > flowers surrounding that stigma. These male flowers are difficult to > observe except during male anthesis when they are actually producing > pollen. Flowering lasts 9 to 12 days (although the attractive white spathe > may be evident for weeks), with the female phase lasting 4 to 5 days, > followed immediately by the male phase of 4 to 6 days. Pollen is > continuously produced all over the spadix during the male phase. The female > flowers open first (i.e., are receptive to pollen) and after a period of > time, ‘close'. Once closed the males open to release pollen. This delay > between male and female flowers prevents self-pollination. Pollination is > mostly via flies, bees or beetles that are attracted to the flowers by > their odour. In the morning hours, plants produce a spicy to soap-like > fragrance > > The flowers turn green when they have been pollinated and seed has been > set. The fruit and its seeds ripen four to six months after pollination.When > ripe the spadix becomes soft and yellow > -- > Regards > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
