[efloraofindia:124101] Fwd: [efloraindia:101118] Flower-pecker and Loranthaceae Association 29122011 SI

2012-08-12 Thread jmgarg1
Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. -- Forwarded message -- From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar Date: 29 December 2011 19:18 Subject: [efloraindia:101118] Flower-pecker and Loranthaceae Association 29122011 SI To: indiantreepix Dear All and Giby ji with a

[efloraindia:101118] Flower-pecker and Loranthaceae Association 29122011 SI

2011-12-29 Thread Shrikant Ingalhalikar
Dear All and Giby ji with a special request. It is known that Flower-peckers Dicaeum sp. pollinate flowers of Loranthaceae. However I have never seen them 'pecking' at flowers as such. It is said that red tips of corolla lobes of unopened flowers appear to them as berries which lures them to 'pe