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Title: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: PaulFlowers on March 01, 2022, 05:37:59 AM
A beautiful and non scented freesia verrucosa - not that I see anything resembling verucas
Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: PaulFlowers on March 01, 2022, 05:40:31 AM
A few ferrarķas - I love these despite them taking up so much room
Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: ArnoldT on March 01, 2022, 04:00:50 PM
Here's a couple of recently flowering Ferrarias.

Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: Redmires on March 01, 2022, 06:02:28 PM
These make for fantastic images in macro - thanks both! I'd love to know how/why such complex and unusual flowers evolved, but my quick Internet search didn't turn up anything helpful and there seems to be quite a lot of variety in the pollinating insect species. Are there other genuses that have that amazing crumble-topping edge?
Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: ArnoldT on March 01, 2022, 10:51:30 PM
Redmires:

I would imagine these flowers have evolved based on a combination of pollinators present and the environment.

Here's an article on pollination, but it is behind a paywall.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00606-008-0132-x
Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: Vinny 123 on March 04, 2022, 06:20:11 PM
Redmires:

Here's an article on pollination, but it is behind a paywall.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00606-008-0132-x

The paper is available as a free download if you search. Most are, usually via educational websites and/or directly from the author(s).
Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: ArnoldT on April 29, 2022, 03:03:27 AM
Resnova magaphylla
Title: Re: South African bulbs/geophytes 2022
Post by: ArnoldT on December 19, 2022, 08:22:39 PM
Daubenya zeyheri with mid leaf stripe
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